Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-05-18
Additional Local News.

"Hannah'S Pride" flour, made from
selected No. 1 Hard Wheat. Sold by
Robert Fleming of Dresden.
Hamilton Howatt, of Mazda, brought
in eight young wolves Monday. They
were captured alive and as the wolf
bounty.is $3.50 we're worth capturing.
H. V. Stevenson, who has been visit
ing relatives in Langdon and vicinity
since the funeral of his wife two weeks
ago, leaves tomorrow returning to his
home at Saskatoon, N. w. I.
The CoURIER-DEMocRAr appreciates
being able to realize how it feels to pub
lish an insurance statement. Thanks
to the Commissioner of Insurance E. c.
Cooper. Its the first glimpse of legal
printing from tho state department at
Bismarck for over ten years and we al
most felt like setting 'er up in "a line
wood letter type.
Legal notice elsewhere annou noes the
withdrawal from the firm of Mooney,
Champine & Johnston, Of Mr.. L. S.
Ohampine, who has disposed of his
Langdon and Cavalier country interests
in the firm to Messrs Mooney & Johns
ton. Mr.. Champine since his removal to
Minot has found that his business there
is of SO extensive nature as to require
his entire time and attention.
Co. E. extends to every Cavalier
county veteran of the civil war of 1861
65 and the Spanish-American war of
1898 an invitation to attend and partici-
pate in the observance of Decora tion
Day, May 30th. They are one and all
asked to come to Langdon as the guests
Co. E., when the freedom of the city
and the open handed hospitality of our
boys in blue will be rendered them.
4 o. c. Olson received visit Sunday
from his brother. Martin Olson. of Han
nah, who was on his way home from
Grand Forks with new Is horse power
, Oldsmobile light tonneau car. Mr.. Olson
left at 2:30 p. m. Monday and reached
; Milton about twenty minutes to six, a
) distance of fifty miles. That's going
some for man who never had his hand
On the steering gear of an auto until last
; Saturday.-Drayten Echo.
} Joshua Bidlake was an arrival in town
5 last week from Stroud, England, and will
spend short time visiting his brother
; John Bidlake, whom he has not seen for
score of years. Mr. Bidlake. together
= with his brother, Danvers. is engaged in
the woolen good business and this is the
first time the firm has made an effort te
sell their goods in Canada. He finds E
good market and conditions very en-
couraging. Heretofore the firm sold its
10 goods principally in the British Isles
l. Holland and Belgium-Park Rive
's Gazette News.
: Rev. G. L. Wilson, the Presbyterian
\ pastor, announces that the services o
= the coming Sunday will be the last hele
- in the old church building. Next weel
- Contractors Loynes g. Moore commenc
L. to tear it down, in order that the grount
may be broken for the foundation ant
=, basement of the new edifce, the com
! pletion of which is looked for abou
October 1st. Though not definitely al
- ranged it is expected that services dur
ing the intervening period will be hell
in the court room of the court house
Thus another old land mark of Lang
don in the early days is removed to max
room for the growth and progress ou
city has made in the eighteen years tina
:. have rolled by since the town first start
- ed.
as The arrest of two illicit vendors of tn
to forbidden cup that cheers and the es
cape of another violator of the 'prohib
law from durance vile, formed the sui
. ject matter for an interesting chapter i
~ local criminality the forepart of tn
y, week. Wales got a surprise late Satu]
day night when warrants were served o
" Druggist Belideau and L. Skappel th
. restaurant man, who were brought in
- , Langdon Sunday by the sheriff and HI
:: deputies along with wagon load {
~ evidence. 1t was while the culprits an
y. their evidence were being placed in sal
~ keeping in Sheriff Reids lodging hous
that William Semple. the smooth bin
" pigger with slippery, reputation maj
- aged to escape from Jail He only ha
~ a few minutes start before his departul
~, was noticed and deputies sent after hi
~ but up to the hour of gong to press
=. ~ has not been apprehended. Both of tt
~ ~ Wales parties gave bonds to appear fl
:. trial and returned home Monday.
in The recent snow storm puts the o
nv settlers in mind of the sRow storm
on May 20 and q 1892 Snow fell to
ut depth of from six inches to foot
lie various parts of the state and drifte
de badly. In many places there were drift
,r- six feet in depth. The temperature RI