Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1902-04-17

Mrs. Teresa Douyille pleasantly sur
prised her daughters by presenting them
with beautiful piano Of the we'll known
Kimball make this week.
The two page supplenentissuedb by the
DEMOCRAT this week contains fully az
much live news matter as the main por-
tien of the paper. Besides full page of
commissioners proceedings, complete
list Of new township officers is published
for the first time.
Among tho small company of new ar
rivals which have been chronicled as put
ting in an appearance and adding to the
the population of Langdon this spring
none have been given warmer welcome
by friends of the family than the nine
pound and half young son welcomed
at late hour Thursday night by Dr..
and Mrs. S. G, Gibson.
Jos. Merry, for many years located a
few miles west of town, moves over into
Towner county, near Dash postofice
with his family this spring. Though
among the earlier settlers around Lang
don, Mr.. Merry lost his homestead III
contest case recently, having neglected
to file on the land. We understand be
has been fortunate enough TO secure an
other government right over ia Towner
county.
At eight o'clock this morning the
Catholic church of this city was the
scene of quiet, though very pretty we'd
ding, the contracting parties being Mr..
| PeterP. Schneider and Miss Jessie Kerns
both we'll known young people IT Lang
4 don. Rev. Fr. Doherty ofioia,ed and
the ceremony was witnessed by alarge
number OF relatives and friends OF the
happy couple. The bride was attended
by Miss Katie Meyer, while Mr.. N. F.
:Sohneider of6cisted as groomsman for
his brother. After the wedding ceremony
the bride and groom, together with a
party of friends, repaired to the home of
Frank Fischer at Mount Carmel, where
the day was enjoyably spent in common
Grating the event.
There are many friends OF the Mo-
MILAN family throughout Cavalier coun-
ty who will be very sorry TO hear of
the death last week of Hon. John 81.
Mcmillan at Miami, Man.. the end being
due to q stroke of paralysis. News of the
approaching end was received by rela-
tives here last Thursday summoning his
daughters, Miss q. E. Mcmillan, Mrs. G..
P. Getchell and their brother, Cashier O..
B. MCMILLAN, OF Hannah. The deeeased's
brother, State Treasurer Mcmillan, was
also enabled 70 roach the bedside from
Bismarck before the end cane. The late
J. H. Mcmillan was for years resident
Of Hamilton. Pembina county, before
locating few years ago in Manitoba,
and was we'll .known and highly thought
Of by anumbsr of people here who knew
him in the early days down in the Valley.
Since printing the supplement con-
tanning the proceedings Of last weeks
meeting of the county board it is found
that an error has escaped the proof read
er which is here drawn attention to in
order that the proper credit may be Civ
en- as far as possible. At the bottom of
the fourth column of the proceedings the
types make it show that the sum Of
$500 was allowed ito DR.. Mowatt
and others for attendance and looking
after quarantined smallpox patients in
Fremont. This item should have more
clearly shown than it does that all items
in that paragraph. excepting S12 allowed
DR.. Mowatt for quarantining the Grisgs
residence and trip to Olga, were disal-
lowed. The commissioners exercised
great care in auditing these bills and We
feel it important that the people should
notice this particular error.
Since last weeks issue Jas. 8. Loynes
,ha. sheen awarded contracts to build dur
\ ing the summer two large brick blocks,
which will add greatly to the substantial
/ and ornamental appearance Of Third
street. Thursday be vas the successful
bidder against u number Of outside COM
petitors for the job of putting up j. b.
Boyd's new store, 50x14O feet, and let for
the SUM of $4,000. The work on this
contract starts June LIST. Saturday the
coutract was also let 10 Mr.. Loynes to
put 10 brick building for DR.. e. I.
Donovan ON the vacant lot adjoining his
store. Tho new building will bs of the
same size aDd style of construction as the
one be at present occupies and is to be
erected "a cost of $6,147, Six other
bids we're made aud there was $500 diff
ference between the highest and the low
est bidders. Work on this job is to COM
mence Just as soon MS the frost is
sufficiently out OF the ground and will
likely be flushed before the Boyd block
is begun. Much satisfaction is generally
fe,t to think that both of these big con-
| hr,oto hovo fallan into the hands of