Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-10-15

Contractor Buckingham expects to
have the Ct. Northern hotel completed
and turned over to it's owners by Nov
18th.
E. G. Dedrick started teams at work
yesterday with scrapers excavating for
the foundation of his new corner hard
ware store on which an early start will
be made next spring.
Geo. w. Gardner, formerly of the Nc
Hugh & Gardner Elevator Co., of this
city, is moving his family from Duluth
to Minneapolis, with tho purpose of
making the latter city his home.
The evening service in the Baptist
church next Sunday will commence at
7:30 instead offs o'clock as heretofore.
Subject, "Christ the Motive Power"
Morning services at eleven o'clock.
Subject, "The Failure of Compromise"
Sunday school at noon. All are cordial
ly invited, Rob't A. MacMullen.
Carpenter Jno. A. johnson is putting
up buildings on the Mcleod farm this
week for the Johnston & Van SAINT Co..
who bought the property last fall. He
also has a contract for buildings the
company will put up on the John Mcneil
place. Mr.. johnson has been engaged
with the land company since early in the
spring.
Chas. Haugh is having the scene of
Tuesday mornings fire cleaned up and
will rebuild his barn at once. The in
surance on the building destroyed he
reports as being $500. He authorizes
the DEMOCRAT to state he will give
twice that amount to secure evidence to
convict the parties who started the fire.
He is certain that the fire was of in
cendiary origin.
j. G. McDermid was in the city Friday
from Daniels. Early in the spring he
will leave Cavalier county with his family
for the Canadian Northwest, having pur-
chased five quarter sections in the
Regina district. His new possessions
are located along side of extensive hold
ings secured few months ago by the
Sillers family, within few miles of one
of the new railroad towns.
Hubert Helten was over to the county
seat couple of days last week from
Trier. He reports quite little of the
late crop, especially fax, still unthresh-
ed, there being scarcity of machines
the early part of the fall. However,
times are nothing like what was ex-
perienced by the early settler five years
ago and good average crop has been
harvested by Trier township farmers
this year.
The Episcopal church built during the
summer at north end of Sixth street is
now completed and with the arrival of
the interior furnishings will be ready
for occupancy. 1t is not expected,
however, that the dedicatory services
will be held earlier than the middle of
December as it is the wish of Bishop
Mann to hold convocation of the
clergy of the discese here on the occa-
sion of the opening of the church. At
the present time Bishop Mann is visit
ing in the east.
Mrs. F. w. Mclean returned Tuesday
from California, where she madea couple
of months visit with her husband. Mayor
Mclean, who is experimenting the i'm
provements being made in the property
of the Continental Mining Co., on Nelson
Creek in Plumas county. Mr.. Mclean
will return to Langdon in December and
that the outdoor life in the mining camp
has been strenuous one is shown by
the fact that "Mac" now tips the scale
at forty pounds less than he did when
he left here, last spring.
nH. FRED SMITH.