Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-10-23

FRIDAY was observed at the city schools
as Columbus Day, appropriate exercises
were held in the afternoon commemorate
ing the event.
The board of registration meets again
next Tuesday If your name is not now
on the voters list remember that will be
your golden opportunity.
It's the democrats turn to hold poll
teal rally tonight The band will be
out and big crowd is expected to be
There. Col. John D. Benton has no peer
as platform speaker in the state.
Judge w. j. Kneeshaw will be here
for the purpose of granting citizen pa
pers. next week. Thursday October 30.
This will be the last opportunity afforded
residents of Cavalier county to qualify
themselves as voters before election.
The Presbyterian congregation have
under adviscment by their building com
mittce the question of whether to erect
a frame or brick church edltice next
will be made next year in the church
building line.
Col. John II. Duffy, who has wide
acquaintance among Langdon people and
celebrity all over the two states as
1)arty democratic leader is understood to
have accepted editorial charge OF the
Grand Forks P.-D. temporarily during
the campaign.
Attorney P. j. Mclaughlin was in the
city during the week from st. Paul on
business connected with the probating
of the estate of the late Hon. P. Ntzhugh,
Attorney Mclaughlin is an old friend OF
the family and generally well known to
number of our old timers.
Tuesday was registration day with
Langdon city voters and the lists posted
in all three wards indicate that the vote
cast will be considerably heavier thar
two years ago. The names. of womer
voters on educational matters are in
Guided in the registration list this year
Hon. JAS Mcdonald, the democratic
nominee for state treasurer is being en-
tertained today by Langdon friends. HI
is here in company with Col. Jno. d
Benton. Both are we'll known part,
leaders and find an encouraging outlool
for the ticket during their trip over tn
northern part of the state.
The DEMOCRAT is in receipt OF 9TH
Story of the Prares' by Professor L
E. Willard. of the Mayville Norma
school. The book is a popular an
scientific treatise of the topographic;
construction Of the state of North Ia
kota and deals largely with "landscaI
geology" Professor. Willard has COZ
tributed valuable work to the liter;
ture of the state, and no individual VIII
resides in the state or who has Interest
iu the state should be without the boo
G. J. Kelly returned Friday from
business trip of nearly two weeks to tt
Twin Cities during which the distrl'
court of Hennipen county tried cas-
which Mr.. Kelly had brought again
the Gamble, Robinson, commission COZ
pany, of Minneapolis. Suit being broug
by Mr. Kelly to recover balance al
on shipment of a car OF potatoes so
them last spring. The potatoes we
sold to them loaded on track here
market price, but on arrival they we
only wiling to pay the prevailing pr
when the car reached Minneapolis. W
dict was rendered in Mr.. Kelly's fav
and as the market had taken quite
preciptible slump, the sum involv
was quite an item. The case took
tho time of the court from Tuesday TO
noon until Thursday night.
Joseph Cleury is uitho'
q peer for state senator
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