Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1905-12-21
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If you have any presents to buy go to
the Bee Hive. That's all.
Don't forget, ladies free the first night
Tuesday, Dec. 26 at st. Alphonsus Hall.
When you buy a sack of flour buy the
best. "Hannah's Pride" is guaranteed.
Come out Tuesday night Dec. 26 and
have a good laugh at st Alphonsus Hall
Ladies free.
Gordon & Wheeler have $1,000 on
hand for Second Mortgage Farm Loans.
Low interest and liberal terms.
Improved and decided land less than
one-tfth down and half-crops. Cheaper
than state land. e. A. Wadsworth.
The hor,n of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Hunter is qu%arantined this week, their
little daughter, Connie, being ill with a
mild attack of diphtheria.
If you are thinking of making a first
mortgage real estate loan and want to
get cheap money at a low rate of interest
see the First State Bank of Easily.
DR.. A. G. Brown is in the city from
Fargo today visiting with Rev. Gilbert
l.. Wilson and assisting in making ar
engagements for the opening of the new
Presbyterian church which occurs on
Sunday, January 7th, the first Sunday
in the New Year.
J.. G. Stable, proprietor of the Chicago
store, expects to conclude his closing
out sale next week. Early in the New
Year he will leave for a visit during the
remainder of the winter with his mother
IN Iowa and in the spring start on a trip
Westto the Pacific coast.
Patrons of the Langdon library should
watch the local papers of next week for
an announcement of the date, O which
membership tickets may be renewed and
donations of books, papers and funds
received. Such an event is being plan
ned by the ladies having charge of tho
library's management and will certainly
occur in the zeal future.
Mrs. Lydia L. Weber, is being taken
to the state asylum for the insane at
Jamestown for treatment this week.
Her cast has been under consideration
by the county board of insanity com
m%issioners for some time. Mrs. Weber
has friends at Dresden and in the
western part of the county who hope
soon to hear of her restoration to health,
both mentally and physically.
John Battle, a morphine iend sent
over from Munich recently for safe
keeping, has been adjudged insane and
goes to the asylum at jamestown today
Battle was more commonly known
around Munich as "Mexican Jack" is a
homeless wanderer and SO addicted to
the use of the drug that he is now a
moral and physical wreck and acts like
a mad man when unable to obtain it.
His being sent to jamestown has been
delayed while an effort was made to
locate the former home of Battle.
The contest case which has been
pending nearly four years against the
homestead of Louis Larivier, located in
Huron township, has been given a final
decision by the U. S. Land Office at
Washington and gives the title back to
Larivier the original entryman. The
claim was contested byAttorney Hartzel,
who is now in the penitentiary for the
shooting of Stoddard. Hartzel won his
case, but was unable to establish n resi-
dence before the time allowed by law
had expired, owing to being in Jail
awaiting trial. A contest was then filed
on the claim by Larivler and a decision
gwen him after the case being in litipa-
ton over a year. Louis Larivier was 9G
years old when he filed his entry on the
homestead four years Z and If he lives
To make a tive year final proof will be
over 100 years old. His extreme age
and the incidents connected with m.
case make it one OF the most remarkable
brought into notice Tor a long while.