Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-06-18

NatuOIlc Cnufcu Is 10 &c Dulll AT VI az
halla this year at cost of $500.
Locking Finer Than Silk r. ". Fierce
and n. B. Grover returned last Saturday
from two days drive through Cavalier
county, where they found everything on
the boom and crops looking finer than
silk. Walsh Co Record.
Attorney McCullough's Wolf Hounds
The Milton people are going to have an
exceptional feature on their 4th of July
program. One of the lawyers there re-
Gently captured wild wolf, and On the
4th they propose to have a real and live
wild wolf chase. Turtle Mountain Star.
Langdon Does Nothing By Halves The
Walhalla Mountaineer gives the APP
preaching race meeting of next week a
nice mention and further urges the
people to come over Ly saying that when
it comes to giving visitors the time of
their life Langdon never does things by
halves. With pardonable pride we feel
called on to say that Editor Lee has cor
rectly stated the case
Prof. Koehler's Kind Words j. L.
koehler, who conducted a county teach
ers institute at Langdon, last week. is
very favorably inclined to remember the
week as one of the busiest and most pro
ftable in any institute. lie states that
the marked degree of interest manifested
by the teachers, the cordial welcome of
the citizens of Langdon and the fidelity,
courtesy and high aims of Supt. C. c.
Crawford, all showed that the people of
Cavalier county are alert to the best and
noblest welfare of that splendid section
of this great state of North Dakota
Grafton News and Times.
Peter Helten, from the southwestern
portion of the county, was in the city on
business Tuesday.
Mrs. J. P. Brdcr, returned Monday to
her home at Park River. having visited
the greater part of the summer with
Langdon friends.
John Mahon and ID. W. Barker are
still detained at Fargo, to which place
they went last week to serve as jurors at
the term of U. S. court
Lawrence Koehmstcdt who has visited
for two weeks with his daughter, Mrs.
Emil Hankev and other relatives in this
county left today for his home at Minto.
Drayrlan A. |. Vesse" is being visited
bv his mother from Sauke Center. Mimi.
1t is Mrs Nessey's first visit to Langdon
since the family made proof on home
stead west OF town thirteen years ago.
j. f. Calhoun. in charge of the st
Anthony Il Dakota elevator since Agent
Ingalls, left here for Oregon, closes the
house this week and returns to his home
in Minneapolis. until the grain business
opens up in the fall.
The letting of the privilege to run
fruit. confectionery and refreshment
stands at the race track next week oc-
cured Tuesday. There were eight ap-
plicants and privilege was awarded tc
w. j. Mercer
Several carloads of brick, stone and
building material for the superstructure
Of the McEuen opera house block have
been unloaded this week and the work
will now make much bigger showing
than it did while the excavation was ir
progress.
John Diamond, who recently moved
up here from Pembina county. neal
Bathgate, died Tuesday after an Hines;
of few weeks of pneumonia. The re
mains being shipped on the Afternoon
train to the former home of the famil,
for burial. Deceased was taken il
shortly after arriving here couple O
months ago and had disposed Of hi
property in Pembina county with a view
: locating here. He was man abou
sixty years of age and leaves widow
and family of grown sons and daughters
The present standing of the First Ma
tional Bank as shown by its call state
!. ment is one of the best possible indica
tions of the rapid growth of Langdon'
business interests. Just now when ther
y is supposed to be an inactivity in finar
cial circles the First National is able t
show fine balance sheet aggregatin
s290.212.3s, the leading items being thos
of s2O4 ,s7s.O7 loans and discounts an
+ sl75.28s.4S deposits Cashier Thompso
has every reason to feel flattered owe
the rapid strides lately made by tn
, First National.