Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-05-04

Special window sale at rs and so cents
at the Chicago store.
Finest line of wall paper in tho north
west at Bsyd'sdepartmsnt store.
If you want a clook take a look at
McGruer & Wold's show window.
Olga and vicinity is reported as being
visited by several cases of scarlet fever.
Monday, May 22nd, is the date of the
commissioners.
You will be able to buy a clock at
greatly reduced prices at McGruer e.
Wold's special sale.
John Robertson has this week moved
into the house lately occupied by the
Abbey family and owned by Miss Gogin.
A ten pound and a half son is an
nounced as arriving Sunday at the home
in Perry township of W.P. Cheatley and
wife.
Dresden people last week completed
the raising of sufficient funds to ensure
the building of a Presbyterian church
there this summer.
Banker G. B. Mcmillan was down
Saturday from Hannah. Early ssown
grain he reported would soon feel the
need of a rainfall in order to start it's
growth.
The MI. Carmel lodge of the K. o. T.
M. order realized $40 at a box social
held Monday evening. There was quite
a number from Langdon, Wales and
Dresden in attendance.
Merchant P. P. Kopriva was a pas
senger Monday to Devils Lake and is a
Cavalier county delegate at the NJ. w.
A., state camp gathering, which is in
session there this week.
Monday evening this week was to have
been the date for a presentation of the
play "She Stops to Conquer" at Osna-
brock, but it was found necessary to
postpone putting on the piece until later.
Wanted-A few farms cheap for cash.
Buyers for farms on half crops. 100 acres
here for $40 in Canada. Buyers for
SEQ ond hand implements and shorses.
Place on farm for a man and wife. e.
A. Wadsworth, Langdon.
VIM. Mcconnell, years ago a harness
maker with Orion & Son, who later en-
barked in business for himself at Han
nah and is now residing in the Canadian
Northwest, is making old friends in Lang
don a few days visit this week.
Dresden citizens on Monday called
upon States Attorney Price and DR.
Semple, officers of the county board OF
health, to abate the nuisance caused by
the n~on-removal of the remains of horses
burned to death in the fire of last week
The wife of Mr.. P. Flynn has been
quite seriously ill since the birth of a
little baby on Tuesday. The family
reside on South Fourth street and re-
Gently moved here from Milton, where
Mr.. Flynn was engaged as grain buyer
by one Of the old line elevator com
panies.
The D~resdentfre of last week in which
twelve head Of horses, a barn and dwell.
ling house were destroyed entailed a
loss of property that falls heavily on
Duncan McEwan, who owned the house
barn and eight of the horses. Through
error the DEMOCRAT last week was led tc
state hat Mr.. Robert Fleming was the
party sustaining the loss.
The Cummings Commission Co., clos
cd its Langdon Office last week. The
action taken by the various commission
firms doing business over the state
would indicate that they are preparing
to withdraw from North Dakota prior tt
the going into effect of the new law af
fecting the bucket shop transactions o
the dealers in options and margins.
: The wife of Chas. Caribbean, of Loan
township, is reported as having dice
, Thursday evening of last week. De
ceased had for many years been a suf
ferer from cancer and the ravages of tn
| disease for several months left little en-
t joyment in life for the patient. Th'
\ family numbers among the early pioneers
of the eastern portion of the county.
, There seems to be little enthusiasm
over the state about the application
for a pardon for Attorney S. L
t Hartzell, who is serving a term in tn
Y penitentiary for manslaughter, commit
ted in the shooting of Stoddard. TIL
4 general impression appears to be that h.
was properly convicted, and that this be
: ing the case a few months in prison il
t not sufficient punishment for the otfense
| Grand Forks Herald.
Will Falconer, who has spent the pas
twelve months looking over the Pacific
coast country, arrived home yesterday
He has seen all the points of interest il