Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-12-26
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The Christmas eve program a. Ike
of the Sunday school on Tuesday oven
ing was Il we'll attended even
and one that will live III IL,
memory of every youngster present i.
the balance of the winter at least.
Rev JAS Austin. was passenger H..
the line Friday, returning to his home
at Hannah. having spent upwards OF a
eek assisting il. conducting fartGets
institutes at Larimore and other points
over the staue. MIR. Austin will resume
his work along this line again afte. the
mondays.
Register of Deeds Allan Pinkerton
reached nome Saturday from his trip TO
Rome, N. u, where the doctors report
finding splendid progress toward re-
covery on the part OF Mr.. Plnkerton who
has been under special treatment thoce
iOE CdlCeI W UlG ny iSl Jill tiiC Lin
complete recovery from the disease is
now assured.
On Monday evening the scholars of
st. Alphonsus church Sunday school
held their annual Christmas tree enter
tainment. The usual Santa Claus and
Yulet,de decorations together wish L
program of music, reciaations and
dialogues made the evening one that
was most thoroughly enjoyed by Doth
the children and their parents. the
number attending filling tic cid church
building to its utmost capacity.
Rev. w. Ell. Walker accompanied 10y
Mrs. Walker and their children are to-
day bidding good bye TO Langdon friends
and leaving for their new home across
the line at Indian Head, Sask, il is the
intention to stop over at Winnipeg for a
visit of a few days with friends. MIR.
Walker will occupy the pulpit of his new
church at Indian Head on the first Sun
day of the New Year. The Walker
family carry with them to the Canadian
| Northwest the we'll wishes Of all our
ueople.
On Wednesday evening of next week.
New Years night, a benefit entertain
ment will be given by the Alumni of the
Langdon High School at the Opera
House. A high class musical and liter
airy program will be rendered by Lang
don's most talented and artistic perfor
mers the proceeds going to defray the
expenses of the high school track team
at the last state athletic meet when they
divided first honors with the Parl
River boys. Tho benefit deserves {
generous turnout.
A hanging occurred at Moraen OF
Friday morning last, and Lawrence
Gowland paid the penalty for the crime
of murder. The execution took place a
TAT o'clock in the morning and the at
tending physician declared the man deae
in eight minutes. Only the jury ane
four others were spectators and but few
people in the town knew that it haC
taken place until after it was all over
The old usages of an unknown bu'
official hangman still continue IN GU.
sister country, and the following para
graph, clipped from the Winnipeg Free
Press account of the execution, will reat
/ like a paragraph from mi of the famous
Dumas novels, to those of our peopl,
who are United States born. 1t says
1.-The hangman,s name has been kept
secret. He registered at the hotel her
under the assumed name of 6. Mick
The man is from Winnipeg and is
foreigner. From his speech one woult
Judge bin to be a Ruthenian. While il
the scaffold the man was disguised by
false beard and a moustache. Whel
the hanging was owe he disappeared
suddenly from the court house."