Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-10-08

For bargains In oil lines Of general.
merchandise 60 to Kellys.
]. B. Boyd returned on Fridays pas
senger from business visit to the Twin
Cities.
Mrs. John Mahon, who accompanied
Mrs. Mahon ST., as far as Winnipeg, re-
turned home Saturday.
Rev. w. B. Marsh, the M. E. church
pastor is at Wahpeton this week to at
tend the annual conference.
Mrs. A. s. Afford arrived last week
from Chicago to visit with her brother
H. D. Parsons for few weeks.
The regular monthly business meeting
Of the ladies guild was held Monday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. Schulke.
Mrs. E. j. Evans condition continues
unchanged. A sister from Minnesota is
here and will remain to nurse and care
for her.
Buainsss mems lunch and oyster parlors.
Meals served on short notice. Sherwln's
Cafe. Opposite Post Office. Open day
and night.
William Helen, an old resident of
Langdon who is now located at Saska-
toon, N. w. T., arrived in town Saturday
Tor stay during the winter months with
his family.
Painter Joe Reiber is able to do some
considerable talking this week as pota-
to grower. He is showing samples
that tip the scale at from two and half
to three pounds piece.
Editor Bailey was in town Monday
rubbering at our new opera house, three
story hotel and s25,O0O Catholic church.
He is no longer skeptical of the fact that
Langdon is the metropolis of Cavalier
county.
DR.. S. G. Gibson left on Thursday last
week to visit with friends at Winnipeg
and points in the Northwest Territories,
Expecting to be away several weeks.
DR.. G. A. Brown of Winnipeg has charge
of his practice.
Carpenter Jas. Wilson, who has the
sub contract work on the Opera House
and ct. Northern Hotel is moving his
family here from Grand Forks for the
winter. He has rented the Peter Schnei-
der residence on Fourth street.
j. HI. Mccullough was here from Mil
ton last Friday to exchange condolences
with local wolf hunters. Since his
hounds have secured the south-end of
the county, residents down that way
don't take any more interest in the wolf
bounty.
H. r. Vaughn, who not long ago
secured title to the section of Indian
land, has disposed of it to ]. D. Gordon
of Walhalla. The ownership of this land
was for years disputed by Mr.. Vaughn
and the half breed descendant of a
celebrated Indian chief
The line up of the high school foot
ball eleven ct Grand Forks in their games
with other towns shows Harold Elford, a
former Langdon boy, as playing center.
And at the same time it is noted that
the boys at the Forks are winning their
games right along all of which indicates
that Harold is making good.
Mrs. VIM. Haverty writes her husband
from Turnerville. Ontario, that she
has practically recovered from her
illness of infammatory rheumatism and
would have been able to return home
some little time ago had not his mother,
Mrs. Haverty ST., been taken suddenly ill.
AS she is quite advanced in years serious
doubts are entertained as to her chances
of recovery.
George Persons, while here visiting last
week said that it was really necessary for
one to go away from Langdon and come
back couple of years later in order to
form anything like correct idea of how
Langdon Is growing and improving right
along. People who remain right here
all the time don't realize the immense
difference in Langdon today and what
it was five years ago.
w. H. Bidlake and Jno. Trotter were
representative business men from Osna-
brock who we're in the city Tuesday
transacting business with the county
commissioners. They brought along
with them numerously signed petition
asking for the incorporation of the
Village of Osnabrock under the laws of
the state. 1t looks as if the desire of the
people of the Brock to incorporate is at
last to be realized.
In letter this week Veterinary Shep-
pard ask the DEMOCRAT to say that
the state veterinary association and ex
aiming board both convene in Fargo
on the 14th of this month. secretary
of the association "Doc" says the invita-