Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-10-01

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at tho home Of tho family at Cavalier.
Chas. Chisholm, wife and daughter
are expected home next week from their
summers visit in Ontario.
H. B. Grover, from Grafton came over
Monday to look after the threshing of
his Billings township crop.
Miss c. Farwell, experienced Dress
maker. Call at the residence of L.
Schoenbechler. Will go out by the day.
Chester Fried, son of S. FRIED, of Loan
is among the number of Cavalier county
boys to enter the state university this
fall.
Will Farrell was unfortunate enough
to mash the toes of his right foot Mon
day, which has put him out of business
for few days.
H. E. Close, the Milton druggist, who
is installing the local telephone line
there, was Langdon caller between
trains Monday.
A. P. Webster has been mingling here
among old friends here the past few
days and giving the crop yields on his
farms close attention.
Mrs. H. H. McCorkle came in from
their farm in Huron the forepart of the
week to visit the Bleakley family and
other friends few days.
Jno. T. Brignall, living on the west
side of Rush Lake fills the vacancy on
the Linden school board caused by the
retirement of John Montgomery.
State Treasurer Mcmillan took Tues
days passenger returning to Bismarck
after spending few days looking after
threshing on his farms and visiting
friends.
The Epworth League lecture course
opens Monday evening, when Col. Cope
land, the veteran platform orator, lectures
at the M. E. church on 'sSnobs and
Snobbery.''
Speaking of fine wheat crops John
Douglas of Easily is reported as having
threshed a sample which so far as yield
and grade are concerned is unequalled
in this part of the county.
The regular meeting of the city council
next Monday night should generally in
terest our citizens as further discussion
will come up regarding the new city hall
1T is proposed to build IN the spring.
T. B. Whitaker one of the early day
residents of Bathgate and who has
wide circle Of acquaintance among the
people of Langdon, talked farm machi-
merry with local dealers and visited with
friends couple of days last week.
Chas. Hamilton, from Leeds county.
Ont, who has been visiting during the
summer with his son, j. K. Hamilton,
near town, left Tuesday, returning home.
His son, Chas. r. Hamilton, who came
out with him will continue his visit few
weeks longer.
The Langdon banks have received
during the week the description of a
new counterfeit $40 silver certificate,
that is said to be likely to deceive the
most careful handler of money. 1t is of
the series of 1891, and of check letter D,
plate No. p and bears the portrait of
Vice President Hendricks.
Miss Minnie Gibbard and Miss Bessie
Bell return this week to their homes in
Logansport, Ind, after finishing very
successful term of school in Billings
township. They accept like positions in
the city schools of Logansport, Miss
Gibbard being the successful one of
sixty-four applicants for one of the
schools.
Mesdames /. Dawson and H. j. Mathi-
sen were visitors in the city yesterday
from Dresden and announce that work
is already under way for the Catholic
church bazaar to be held at that place
October 28th and 18th. The DEMOCRAT
will later be enabled to mention more in
detail the arrangements for the event in
later issue.
The front of the Opera House, where
the columns of brick and masonry have
shown themselves as unable to sustain
the weight of the superstructure are to
be replaced with solid iron piers which
are expected to arrive in few days.
This has somewhat delayed the outside
finish of the front, but Mr.. McEuen does
not anticipate that any postponement of
the opening as originally arranged will
be necessary.
Tom Smith leaves today for Toronto,
Ont, where he continues his work at the
dental college for another year. Toms
departure naturally means things will
be considerably duller for number of
the young folks and that the pleasure of