Courier Democrat., 1904-07-21

hon. GuSCaV Brecko was IN LangdOn
Monday transacting business.
Hon. G. w. Plain was business
visitor in Langdon between trains last
Saturday.
A. L. Bradley was over here from
Cando last week to greet old friends
and take in the races.
Miss Lillian Dale, who has been spend
ing her vacatian visiting friends in Min
nesota returned to the city Friday.
Cashier II. &. Halvorson, of Millions
First National bank, transacted bust
ness in Langdon between trains Satur-
day.
You cannot afford to make underwear
when you can buy it ready made at
Kelly's Arcade for less than material is
worth.
Miss Susie McClory left Monday for
st. Paul and Chicago after weeks
visit with Mrs. Flumerfelt and relatives
at Dresden.
Il. E. Pierce entertained his father
and several members of the family last
week who we're over here from Lakota
for the races.
You will surely paint your house, barn
or granary this spring and will want
the best paint? We have it. Come aud
see Mercer a. LAWN.
Cigarmaker Ben Cooperman's mother.
who has been making a visit of several
weeks here, left Monday, returning to
her home in st. Paul.
Postmaster John McGauvran was at
Grand Forks this week to watch the
republican machine turn out it's slate
which it did without question.
Jno. Anstett, druggist with Burke &
Co., left on Mondays passenger for a
months summer vacation, which he
will spend at his old home in Ontario
Don't forget that the Lady Foresters
are serving ice cream and cake at a
lawn social given this evening at the
residence of T.. H. Holland on Fourth
street.
Contractor Jas. Wilson was at Milton
on Monday to hurry along the work OF
putting in the foundation of the new
brick block of the First National Bank
at that place.
Attorney w. B. Dickson and wife are
out of town this week, taking Monday s
train for Bismarck, where they attend
the grand lodge sessions of the Knights
of Pythias and Rathbone Sisters.
Hon. ID. H. Mcmillan and Bank
Examiner Laidlaw left Monday fol
Grand Forks to make sure that
Cavalier county's delegation got in on
the ground floor at the republican state
convention.
G. A. Plummer was here from Be
midi, Minn., for visit during the
races. Mr. Plummer has been in the
hotel business at that place since hav-
ing retired from the management of the
U.C. T. hotel few months ago.
Langdon's trotters, Removlne, owned
by w. H. Wilson: Baby Kid, owned b,
L. S. Champine and Attorney Cleary
and Geography and Sidney B. owned
by E. H. Durbin are all entered to start
in the three day race meeting which
opens today at Grand Forks.
A. Schulke left Tuesday on business
trip east and will spend the next
couple of weeks in the Twin Cities and
Chicago selecting his fall and winter
stock of clothing and dry goods. Mrs
Schulke, who has been visiting al
Rochester, Mimi, several weeks will
;oin her husband in st. Paul.
August Peterson, representing the
town board of Milton was at the county
seat last week attending the meeting
of the county board of equalization
Milton business men, alive to the inter
ests of their town, have contributed the
money necessary for the building OF a
new road leading from East Alma to
Milton by way of the Indian crossing.
Frank F. Ross was in Langdon most
Of the week attending the races and
after the launching of his candl-
d.cy for the Office of sheriff on the re-
publican ticket this fall. Frank ad-
mits that there will be quite big
field Of entries for this plum, but says
he expects to go into the convention
with strong support from the western
part of the county.
II you are going to build, it will pay
you to figure with us for your hardware.
Mercer & LAWN.