Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-07-07

New Era paint. A guarantee ofpurity
attached to every can.
Before buying children's hose see G.
>. kelly's line of bargains.
New Era paint is pure every atom
of it. At Dedrick's hardware.
Jos, Catherwood was court visitor
Friday and Saturday of last week.
Merchant J. B. Beauchamp was in
town from Olga transactlng business
yesterday.
Mrs. Haverty returned last week from
visit of few days with friends at
Crystal and Cavalier.
JAS. Carson has position as night
engineer with the Touring mills of
Honey Bros. at Park River.
Jeweler c. e. Mccormack and family
visited Walhalla and points across the
line in Manitoba on the Fourth.
John Mooney returned Saturday from
his months vacation, which included a
visit to the worlds fair at st. Louis.
j. w. Phinn celebrated the Fourth
with Langdon friends and is staying
over for few days looking up business.
Attorney E. Smith-Peterson from
Park River numbered among the visit
ing legal lights attending court during
the week.
The three banks of the city have ar
ranged among themselves to remain
closed during the afternoons of the three
days of the race meeting.
You will surely paint your house, barn
or granary this spring and will want
the best paint? We have it, Come aud
see Mercer & LAWN.
Mrs. John Mccoy who has been an
inmate at the Hannah hospital for 9
couple of weeks, returned to her home
in this city last Saturday.
Loynes g. Moore's carpenters made
the Fourth count by putting in good
days work on the Dedrick block putting
in the joists for the second floor.
Miss Ollie Hodgins visited Langdon
friends Saturday, enroute from hel
school at Olga to Weaver to enjoy q
vacation of week with her parents.
Frank Garvey, an old Grafton resi-
dent spent several days here last week
He is now engaged in placing orders fol
the output of the Irvine plant at the
Bismarck penitentiary.
Rev. Thos. Dougan has rented his
residence in the Dorval addition te
Andrew Sturm, who will move in with
his family as soon as certain interior al
terations have been made.
Attorney E. r. Sinkler has been here
from Grafton attending court again this
week being retained as associate coun
sci with Judge Cleary in the defense Of
the case against A. H. George.
Mrs. Prinyer is here for visit until
fall with her daughters. She spent the
past winter at her home in Ontario and
has lately been visiting the family OF
her daughter, Mrs. Bradley at Cando
w. A. Ferguson received the sad in
telligence by mail yesterday of the death
of younger sister, Miss Belle Fergu
son, who died last Saturday at the
family home in Chatsworth, Ont. De
ceased had been in very poor health fol
upwards of two years past and de ath
was due to consumption.
NV. Mahon returned Saturday from
his visit to Inkster and many friends in
Langdon will be pleased to learn that
his mother, Mrs. E. Mahon, is recover
ing from the stroke of paralysis with
which she was stricken last week. Hel
daughter, Mrs. McDuffee, is attending
the sufferer, who is being given every
possible care and attention.
Wales made the parade feature OF
its celebration OF the Fourth quite
attractive. The business men had well
decorated floats. The states OF, the
Union, goddess of liberty and Uncle
Sam we're represented in a group Of
school children under the guidance Of
Mrs. Belleaeur. The Hannah band was
there all day to furnish the music.
The case of the state against A. H.
George, of Dresden, was dismissed by
Judge Kneeshaw on Tuesday afternoon
lust as the jury that had been selected
for it's trial was about to be sworn in,
The step was taken by the state which
explained that circumstances had arisen
since the commencement Of the trial
which made it impossible to bring into
court the evidence necessary to sustain
the charges made in the complaint.