Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-08-24
Base ball benefit ball at the new Co
umbia hotel tomorrow night.

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The ladies Of st. James guild of the
Episcopal church entertained at lawn
party yesterday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. j. G. Dickson.
Langdon friends Will regret to learn
of the death last Saturday of the little
baby boy of Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Donovan
of Osnabrock born the day previous.
Rev. G. L. Wilson returned today
from his months vacation trip with
friends at Mandan and looking over the
Indian reservation at Fort Yates.
Dresden people are looking forward
to an early September wedding which
will unite two of the popular young
people of that place.
The W. j. Mooney bank property and
the Bee Hive store of P. P. Kopriva
show the improvement of fresh paint
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A, I. Darling we're in
town from their Daniels farm Tuesday
when Mrs. Darling made final proof on
her homestead before Judge Dorval.
j. B. Boyd went to Mt. Clements.
Mich, last week for short stay. Be-
fore returning he will make a business
trip east and purchase several big lines
of fall stock.
Yesterday morning with minimum
temperature of 45 degrees was as close
as we have been to the frost line so far
this fall. With all the crop fast ripen-
ing it is pretty safe to say that the
danger line is past.
| Landlord VIM. Flumerfelt of the new
Columbia starts this afternoon for Devils
Lake in response to telegraphic mes
sage announcing the very critical condi-
ton of Mrs. Flumerfelt, ST., who has
been i'll for some little time past.
Among those busy harvesting wheat
this week in the vicinity of Langdon are
NJ. L. Sullivan, Jno. Sheehan, Neil Power
and Thos. Sheehan. All are satisfied
that the crop and sample will turn out
to be the best in several years past
Rev. Edwin Evans announces that
Methodist Episcopal services will be
held by him on the coming Sunday at
the following places: Elkwood at HOO
a. NJ, Harvey Centre at $3.50 p. NJ, and
Easily at 7:30 p. m., subject, Demo
nicacal Possession A gracious invita-
ion to all.
Robert Bryson is first again this year
to start up his thresher. Monday he
put the machine to work on crop of
early sown barley at his place mile
west of town. The yield is reported as
a little better than forty bushels to the
acre and was given a top grade and price
by Malcolm Morrison at the North
western elevator.
DR.. j. Alex. Mckay was visited for
few days this week by his father, Mr..
Robert A. Mckay, of Morden, Man, who
renewed the acquaintance of number
of old friends during his Short stay here.
Mr.. Mckay is hale and hearty old
gentleman of eighty-hve years and mani
tested keen appreciation of Langdon 5
appearance of progressiveness.
1t was not until last weeks issue of
the DEMOCRAT had gone to press that
we learned of the death of Mrs. Welch,
mother of Mrs. Rosa McHugh, which
occurred at Omaha. Neb., on Monday,
August 7th, at the home of daughter
whom she had been visiting since the
early part of the summer. Up to the
time of going to Omaha, about three
months ago Mrs. WEIGH had for years
been member of the McHugh house
hold and was known and highly respect
ed by all of Langdon's people. The de
ceased had reached ripe old age and
her devoute life and kindly disposition
will cause all who knew her to mourn
the loss of friend. The family have
the sympathy of the community in their
atfliction.
The Rush Lake drainage case for
which Judge Kneeshaw called special
term of district court last week came up
for trial Wednesday morning and oc-
cupied the attention of the court, jurors
and attorneys for two whole days, going
to the jury at about four O'Clock Friday
afternoon. The case is one in which \.
| L. Perry, Walker Hamilton and JOS
McNeill, as drainage commissioners OF
Cavalier county were plaintiffs and Alice
S. McTavish ct. al. defendants The
action being brought for the purpose of
securing the right of way through the
property owned by the defendants to
dig a ditch as the outlet for waters tnbu
tary to Rush Lake States ATTORNEY
Price and Attorney Fred f. Smith were
counsel for the plaintiffs and Attorneys
Cleary X Mclean represented the in,
terests of the defendants The Jury
took two hours in which to deliberate
over their verdict which found for the