Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-11-20

on which fall pIoWlng was uohe aIounu
here was Saturday, Nov Sth. The ground
has beeen frozen hard since that date.
H. D. ALERT returned yesterday from
visit of several days with Mrs ALERT
and their daughter, Vera. who have been
at Fergus Falls, Mimi. for several weeks
Rev. S. Currie was in the city between
trains Monday his visit being on bust
ness connected with the going ahead of
building the new Episcopal church here
as early in the spring as possible.
Osnabrock is another town along the
line which has been experiencing some
what of strife between the street buy
ers and the elevator.,m men. In consequence
of which the farmers have been market
ing their wheat at a price several cents
in advance of what they would other
wise have received.
The I. c. T.. Hotel will be opened by
grand bah on the 18th of December by
its proprietors MesSrS Charter and
OShaughneSsy, the latter, gentleman
having purchased an interest in the
business from Mr.. Charter during the
past week. The event of the opening
of Langdon'S new hotel will be dealt
with more fully in our issue of next
week
The new drug firm of Tyrrell Il Burke
will open up for business in the course
of a few days at the stand of the old
Abbey store, which up to the past week
or so has been the offices of the New
Century Land Co. The firm of Tyrrell
Ii Burke has already received its
furniture and fixtures and will be ready
for business before the holiday trade
opens up. The shelving and counters
are of quarter sawed oak. and all to-
gether of very pretty design. They
intend starting in business here with
one of the best furnished and equipped
! drug stsre in the state.
The members of the next legislature
will miss Ole Axvig. Ole is character.
While not having good command of the
English language. Ole Is bright and there
has never been time when he has not
known what was doing" Ole was made
famous. as will be remembered. by his
celebrated telegram to President James
]. Hill when he wired: "fim Hill. st.
Paul. am har. "Ole Axvig." Ole dis
tinguished himself at the last session
when he addressed the speaker of the
house, saying: Those valley fellers cant
come no monkey doodle business on me-
Grand Forks Review
Last evening at about nine o'clock the
lingering illness of Attorney Robt NJ.
Dickson terminated in death, the end
having for several days past been anti
cipated by his friends and the i'm
mediate family. He had been i'll since
early in October. being at that time
stricken with typhoid fever, from which
he suffered a relapse a few days ago.
Since then other complications set in
and the impossibility of his recovery be-
came apparent to all. The funeral
takes place from the residence of his
brother. States Attorney Dickson on
Saturday afternoon at half past two
o'clock. An obituary notice of greater
length will be printed next week.
The installing of newly elected officers
for the ensuing year was an event of con-
siderable interest in 4. 0. U. W., circles
at the meeting of the local Workman
lodge on Monday evening. In addition
to the installing Of officers as given be-
low the lodge selected Recorder Thos.
Sheehan as their representative to the
meeting Of the grand lodge, at Grand
Forks next May: The officers are:
Past Master Workman. J. Souch.
Master Workman-A c. McNiven.
Foreman f. A. McCav.
Financier f. j. Hodgins.
| Receiver John McGauvran.
Guide-Chas. Z. Stone.
Overseer w F. Bradley.
Recorder Thos Sheehan.
Inside Watch VIM. Pickering.
Outside Watch Joseph Webster.
Joseph Webster.
Langdon's opera house, the ground for
which was broken last week on the cor
ner lots opposite the City Hall on Oak
and Fourth street, is now in every hkeli-
hood one of the improvements which the
city may bank on in the building line for
1903. AS we stated in our previous issue
the excavations were started last week.