Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-07-14

~. kelly's line of bargains.
Miss Maggie Laing came down from
Hannah on Tuesdays afternoon train.
Cashier Z. P. Getchel and wife were
IN the city a day or two last week from
; Wales visiting friends.
Mrs. Jas. H. Tyrrell is receiving visit
from her sister who came in ON Satur
day train from st. Paul.
Miss Latta, sister of Mrs. c. J. Kelly
arrived last week from st. Paul for a
visit OF a month in Langdon.
Mrs. Ntzhugh, was down the line to
Park River Thursday of last week in
attendance at the funeral of the late ]
p. Birder.
You will surely paint your house, barn
or granary this spring and will want
the best paint? We have it. Come aud
see Mercer q LAWN
Mrs. r. Z. Truax is being visited this
week by her mother, Mrs. FL. o. Nat
wick, who arrived Friday of last week
from Chaseburg, Wis.
Miss Birdie Ferguson arrived on
Saturday from Seattle, Wash, and will
make visit of several weeks with her
cousin, Miss Belle Mahon.
Neil McKechnie is being visited this
week by his sister, Mrs. Mcleod, who
arrived on Monday from her home at
Richburg in Bottineau county.
H. H. Harder has the contract of
putting up the new two-story frame
building that is being erected on
Second street by Shoemaker Schmiss.
Attorney Sinkler arrived in the city
Monday from Grafton and will be &C
lively identified in the defense of S.
l.. Hartzel in the Stoddard shooting
tragedy.
G. Orion and wife returned home
Monday having spent several weeks in
visiting among relatives and old &C
quaintances in different parts of east
ern Ontario.
VIM. Higgins was in Ian gdon Friday
from the western part of the county
and took the afternoon train for visit
of few days with his daughter, Mrs.
Gemmill, of Edinburg.
The annual report of Treasurer j. ID.
Milne, of the Langdon city special
school district, is given the official
publication as required by law in this
weeks issue of the DEMOCRAT.
+. j. Hodgins is in from Weaver for
the week and helping Cashier Thomp-
son to look after the business of the
First National while J. H. Balm is at
Dresden relieving Cashier Hayes.
Jas. Week, who is now successful
farmer near Easily, was ir town Tues
day. He is figuring on rebuilding this
fall on his Third street property and
says that with no accident from now
until harvest he will have one Of the
heaviest crops that will be cut around
Easily this fall.
The preliminary hearing in the Stod-
dard shooting tragedy was begun yes
terday forenoon before Justice b. A.
Farrell. Hartzel has Attorney Sinkler
retained to assist Messrs. Moellring d
| Atneosen in conducting his defense.
Court Stenographer Prince is here from
Grafton to take the testimony.
Mac Burley left Wednesday morning
for Dresden, where he will take posi-
ton in the local bank. Mac is one OF
the best boys in Walhalla and we hope
he will like the close work of a bank,
and. if he does, we can look forward to
his making one of the best men in the
banking business in the state in few
wears. All here will wish him success.
Walhalla Mountaineer.
. The state convention of the Red River
Valley Baptist association is being held
in Langdon this week and about fifty
pastors are present from different parts
of the state. 1t was first planned to
have the convention at Fargo, but re-
pairs are being made to the church
there, and this city made successful
bid for the meeting. In this gathering
is included not only the prominent
Baptist ministers of the state, but such
noted divines as Revs. Chivers of New
York, Seymour of Philadelphia, Viii
liams of Minneapolis, and West OF St.
Paul will be here during the entire
session. Arrangements have been made
for the suitable entertainment OF these
distinguished guests of the city. The
regular business of the year will be
transacted.