Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-07-02

Merchant j. II. Wilkes is business
visitor in the city from Wales today be
tween trains.
Misses Belle Mahon and Alma Bleakley
are spending the week visiting with. the
Robinson family at Bathgatc.
Gustav Brecke, one of the democratic
stalwarts from Milton was here trans
acting real estate business Friday.
The front of G. +. Mccormack S jcwelrv
store and the McHugh Abstract Cos
office has been freshencd up with a
coat of paint this week.
Mrs. +. Z. Truax and baby and Miss
Constance TruaX will leave the forepart
OF next week for visit of few weeks
with relatives in Wisconsin,.
Bert Green, the Park River livcryman,
was Langdon visitor over Sunday, and
in company with Mrs. Green and family
spent part of the time with friends north
of town.
States Attorney Geo. NJ. Price is en-
tertaining his sister. Miss Mildred Price
J from Iowa City, Ia, who will spend
several weeks here visiting with her
! brother.
Veterinary Minge drove over to Cando
today in response to message from
George Barnard stating,that his horse,
Removine, had been ailing since the
\ Bottineau races
Eugene Van Vleet and wife we're
\ visitors IN town from Storlie on Tuesday.
The residents in that part of the county
are arranging for a rousing patriotic
time on the Fourth
\ drive to the cement mines continues
} to he popular with Langdon people de-
J string Sunday outing. Several parties
! made up by young people spent the day
| over there this week.
\ The stone has been hauled for the
: foundation of an elegant residence that
Attorney e. FL. Gordon intends building
} this summer on his corner lots at the
west end of Spruce street.
Hon. Henry Mclean and family were
! down the line this week from Hannah
\ to attend the Welsh-Dunford nuptials.
\ which took place yesterday forenoon at
: the brides home, Harvey Centre
Mrs. III. D. Turner, living near Hannah,
> is recovering from a severe illness
y diagnosed as chronic appendicitis, hav
3 ing undergone a successful operation at
\ the hospital of that place last week.
\ Langdon merchants will observe the
3 Fourth. by closing their places of bust
ness. all day Saturday. but will remain
open. tomorrow. Friday evening. not
v closing at seven o'clock as has been the
rule all summer.
,r The Langdon steam laundry has been
* shut down the past few days in order to
@ allow of repairs and improvements
= being made in the plant. Better work
and increased facilities will be afforded
customers when it is reopen.
- Mrs. 2. A. Wadsworth and family
arrived Tuesday from Grinnell, Ia. and
;, will remain here several weeks with Mr..
- Wadsworth, who is giving his attention
to the local management of the Flax Land
Co., and the Bruce Implement Co.
A change in the advertisement of the
~ Langdon Cigar Manufacturing Co., an
Il nounces the introduction of two new
= brands of smokes, "Our Boys a ten
~ center and,,"Company E. that is likely
III to draw a big trade as five cent cigar
= Attorneys Hartzell and Bascom have
swung new sign to the breeze this
re week-and it calls to the remembrance
IN of the early day pioneer the huge cart
ne wheel that ten years ago hung over the
p entrance to the sanctum sanctorum OF
to .'Shep's" dollar weekly, the Cavalier
at Co. Republican.
a. The meeting of the Pembina pres
bvtery held in this city Tuesday was
III attended by the greater number Of
or the Presbyterian clergy of the northern
IS part of the state. The matter relative te
h. the call of the Langdon church for {
I'd resident pastor was not given definite
~ consideration. The business transacted
er was mostly of routine nature.
Benz. Wilkes. of the mercantile firm o
:, Wilkes Bros. at Wales was passenger
~ north yesterday accompanied by hi:
nc bride. They have spent a pleasant we'd
T., ding trip of several weeks visiting friends
=. in Grand Forks and Richland counties
~ Mr.. Wilkes, bride was formerly Mis-
~ Rosa Schneider, the home of her famil.
being at Inkster, N. D.
no FL. Hodgins this week resigns tn
as responsible position he has filed tn
RS past two years with Mooney & Cham
IT. pine and the Mooney State Bank t
IN take local management of the Cavalie
n Co. Land Company, the Office of whicl
ev will be located at Weaver, in the south
o.4orr part of the county, The con