Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-02-12

Wheat continues to demand a good
price on the local market. No. / Hard
was selling for 81 cents at noon today
and elevator men report considerable
being hauled in.
Jno. Northcote, who has charge of
the lumber yard business of the st. An
thony & Dakota Elevator Co., at Milton,
was caller on old acquaintance in
Langdon Monday.
| The elaborate preparations made by
the local Knights of Pythias for this
evenings concert and annual grand ball
promise that the event will be one con-
tinual round of pleasure from start to
finish.
1t is expected announcement will be
made shortly of a date having been ar
ranged for President Merrifield to give
his lecture, "London Illustrated" Supt.
Haywood of the city schools has the
matter in hand and quite large share
of the proceeds will go to the school
library fund.
Largo bills have been printed and an
advertisement appears on another page
OF this paper announcing an immense
credit auction sale at Dresden on Thurs
day the 26th. The sale includes every
thing in the way of horses live stock and
farm machinery and will be disposed of
by l. Dawson and R. Fleming. They
have obtained the services of Owen
O'Reilly to conduct the sale.
The Imperial Stock Co., known all
over the theatrical circuit as ''the Crows"
come back here for a weeks engagement
on March End. The satisfaction which
this company gave while here in the
early part of the season was such that
they need have no hesitation in coming
back. Their repertoire of plays this
time is all new to Langdon play goers
and Of tho same high standard that
filled the house nightly during their
visit here last November
Frank Kyncl, former we'll known
Langdon boy, is one of the purchasers of
the big general merchandise business of
Il. f. Strome, at Minto The change
takes place February Doth when the firm
name will be NIGGA & kyncl. Hcre in
Langdon Frank has everyone of the old
timers to wish him success and glad
to hear of his business venture meet
ing with the success it deserves. In the
five years he has been over at Minto
he has been continuously with the firm
to which he now succeeds as proprietor
in partnership with Mr.. NIGGA.
The Langdon A. O. U. W. lodge in
augurate at their regular meeting of next
Monday evening novel feature that it
is hoped will be the means of inducing
\ quite number of the habitual stay-at-
/, homes to be on hand. After the roll
call and the preliminary work has been
disposed of ballot box containing an
equal number of beans to that of men,
bers present will be introduced. All
beans. except one, being white. Each
, one present draws bean and the one to
whose lot the solitary black bean falls is
| presented with a receipt free of charge
for his assessment for this month"; There
ought to be full attendance.
Commencing on March 1st Sunday
passenger train will be run over this
branch of the Ct. Northern. Official
announcement that the company had
given recognition to the petitions sent in
from the roads patrons at every town
along the line, was made the early part
of the week. Work is in progress on the
: new time card that will be needed with
5 the change in passenger service. The
, company recognizes the much needed
5 change as one of business expediency on
, their part while on the part Of railroads
5 patrons there is now opportunity afforded
} for greater travelling and postal facilities
} The change brings with itevery prospe,c
, of being permanency, as in making tn,
trial it is recognized that the best nav
!; ing branch on the Ct. Northern's entire
} system has been selected for tho test
REAL ESTATE TRANS GERS.
Transfers of farm and t. .r,,, ,,rorar+
in this county have be -,,