Courier Democrat., 1904-12-29

You can buy your girl . New Years
present OF q nice fur boa at G. j. Kelly's
Rev. Childs Of Park River was visitor
in the city the early part Of the week,
the guest Of Rev. Burleson.
Farm loans our speciality. Money
paid same day papers are signed.
Mooney, Champine 4 Johnston.
Tom Tyrrell, Of the dry goods depart
ment at Kelly's Arcade is spending the
holidays with friends in the Twin Cities.
Geo. Cheatley and wife were Christmas
visitors from Winnipeg at the home of
Mrs. Theresa Donovan, mother of Mrs.
Cheatley.
Miss Lulu Hodgins left Monday for a
visit with relatives in Washington and
other Pacific coast states expecting to
spend several months out there.
Rev. Robt. A. McMullen, pastor of the
Baptist church of this city, is expected
to return from his visit east in time to
conduct the services of the coming Sum
day.
Rev. Guy P. Burleson announces that
a service appropriate to New Years eve
will be held at the Episcopal church on
Sat urday evening commencing at nine
o'clock.
Jno. Mcknight went along with other
Langdon excursionists yesterday to
Canada. He will spend a couple of
years at Toronto and complete course
of commercial study.
Dentist Tom Smith and Ben Cooper
man Of the Langdon Cigar Mfg Co.,
expect to wind up the holiday season
with combined business and pleasure
trip to tho Twin Cities next week.
Co. Treasurer Jos. Powers announced
this morning the arrival Of little baby
girl at his home, fact which makes
the cigars about as plentiful around
town during the holidays as they were
just after election.
Geo. Mcmillan, who has been with the
hardware firm of Mercer & LAWN for a
couple of years, resigns his position with
the close of the year, leaving Langdon
for his former home in Winnipeg. George
has many friends here who extend we'll
wishes for his future success.
Leslie Hodgins on Tuesday proved up
his Weber township homestead. The
farm is located near the new railroad ex-
tension through the southwestern part
of the county and he has had to defend
his title to the same in long drawn out
and stubbornly fought contest case.
N. G. Mcdonald, ex-county superin-
tendent of schools here and at present
principal of the Lidgerwood schools in
Richland county, was on the program at
the meeting of the state educational
association, which met at Fargo this
week. He reads a paper on "The Mosely
Educational Commission Report"
The new officers of the Ladies Guild
of the Presbyterian church for the COM
ing year consist of Mrs. Mcknight, pre-
sident; Mrs. ALERT, vice president: Mrs.
Milne, secretary: Mrs. Loynes, treasurer.
The ladies of the guild have been sue
cessful during the year now closing in
raising upwards of s700 for the further
ance of church work and of this amount
have s4OO cash on hand.
On Wednesday morning of last week
Brakeman Hayes, one of the crew of the
south bound freight on this branch re-
ceived severe injuries while engaged in
switching at Park River. Hayes was
run over by the engine while making a
flying switch and was badly cut up and
bruised internally. He was conscious
for time until Friday but no hope held
out for his recovery from the first. The
accident happened while Hayes was at
tempting to step on the foot board back
of the tender and missed his footing.
His folks live at Breckenridge.
Langdon's public library and reading
room, the starting of which has been at
tanned entirely through the efforts of the
Women's Club will be opened to the
public on Saturday afternoon and even
ing of this week. An invitation is ex-
tended everyone to come and inspect
the books and help along good cause
by buying membership ticket. They
are only one dollar and give the holder
the privileges of both library and read
ingroom during the entire year. An in
spection of the books will assure you of
your moneys worth. Donations of money
or books will be gratefully accepted.
Refreshments will be served on opening
day.
State Treasurer d. II. Mcmillan while
in Fargo the other day on his way home
to Langdon from Bismarck was inter-
viewed by the Forum regarding the re-
| mort that he WAS intendinv tn remove