Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-05-14
SIN IKE Weber Bros. cigars.
Rye -four at Parsons feed store.

per gallon while it lasts.
R. Fleming and wife from Dresden
spent Tuesday evening visiting with
friends in the city.
The Ed. Elford house for sale or rent
Enquire of G. M. McEuen at the Office
OF the Langdon Implement Co.
just received at c. j. Kelly's store a
complete line of the latest patterns in
ladies and gents mackintoshes.
Editor Bailey, of the, Osnabrock indie
pendent was making round of visits in
the city Friday in company with Mrs
Bailey.
Sam L. Scott. foreman of the Republi
can office has this week moved his family
Into Il neat cottage residence recently
, purchased in the Dorval addition.
Harry Mcpherson took Friday train
TO Larimore TO look up shipment OF
horses which he feared might get tied
UP in the impending Ct. Northern strike.
Chas. $. Smith, manager of the
Stoltze Lumber Co., has been fixing up
his residence property on Seventh
street this week preparatory TO putting
UP Il fine home later.
Jas, Baskerville, contractor and builder
OF Iando, i. D., was in Langdon Mon
day cnroute to Dominion City, Man. He
was accompanied on his cross country
drive by his wife and family.
It is statad in the Milton Globe OF last
week that John Rushforcl, OF Milton,
own, land only q few miles from Frank,
n. ". T., the Canadian mining town
which Was destroyed by a rock slide.
With an appropriation OF $1,000 for
street improvements, which the city
council has voted this year Street Com
missioner McDermott is likely to make
a good showing before the summer is
over
j. Il. Harlan is filling in the existing
lull in real estate business with writing
up quite a good-sized line of life insur-
ance for the Security Mutual. The
company's interests are in good hands
with Hank doing the talk
E. L. Hartzell, expects to complete his
studies at the law school of the state
university at Grand Forks next month.
at which time he will return to the city
and take up the practice of law in com
pany with his partner, Attorney Bascom.
Chas. G. Billings. of Polar, sustained
severe bruises on his arm and shoulder
Tuesday forenoon while endeavoring to
prevent his team from RAINING away
on the driveway of the Independent
elevator. He was brought up town by
Agent Stevenson and received medical
attendance from Or. Gibson.
The office and store front OF the j. Nc
I'ilail hardware and farm machinery
establishment is being relnodeled this
week. On the opposite side of the street
Mr.. McPhail has under construction
additional wareroom for the big summer
line of buggies and other vehicles he is
putting on the local market thie season.
Joseph Marty, formerly tinsmith with
Plummer e. McNiven arrived in the city
last week from Mountain Lake, Mimi,
and has accepted position with the
Dresden hardware and machinery bust
ness of Jas. McPhail. Since leaving
Langdon two years ago he has spent
most of the time in the state of Wash
ington and returns here impressed with
the fact that no section of country in
the west holds out such advantages for
health, wealth and happiness as Cava
lier county, North Dakota.
Col. Peak, of the North Dakota ma
tional guards, while in the city last week
with inspection officer, Captain Sedg-
wick Rice, of the regulars, informed the
Co. E. boys that the militia companies
of the state will receive their new Krag-
jorgenson rifles by about June LIST in
order to enable them to obtain target
practice before the encampment to be
held at Devils Lake from June Goth to
July End. The regular army clothing,
for which requisition has been made
is not likely to be issued for several
| months, but an ample supply will be
obtainable for the kind at present in
use by the militia. There is also under
stood to be some talk of having the
various companies march part of the
distance between the places at which
they are stationed and the encampment
| in order to give the boys some exercise
before going into camp. Col. Peak an
4 nounced that next year it is quite likely
4 that tho state militia will be taken tc
some regular army post to drill instead
/ of holding the regular encampment as
in the past.