Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-02-07
Additional Local News
j. B. Beauchamp came over from dig;

Attorney Fred w. Mclean left on
this evenings train for Winnipeg Il a
business trip.
Mrs. Jno. Mahon arrived home on to-
days train from eastern Ontario. where
she has been visiting since the holi-
days.
A. II. Cobb. assistant cashier OF the
Citizens State Bank at Sarles, is attend
seat today.
The boys of the Langdon hockey
team took today's train up the line to
Hannah and this evening play the post
poned match game of last week.
The ice rink management announce
that music will be furnished by the
band on Wednesday evening of each
week during the remainder of the sea-
son.
George Kitchen and sister returned
on today's train from their visit during
the holidays in Iowa. They were COM
t'SiiSo " u oNS1 a hll llIlOlC several
days owing to the train blockade on
this line.
The paper on which this issue of the
DEMOCRAT is printed was shipped from
Fargo by express exactly one week @
but did not reach here until this after
noon. Consequently we are a little be-
hind time in going to press.
Frank Delling was in town Yesterday
and stated that he expected to remove
to Milton with his family next month.
The transfer of the Milton telephone
property, which he purchased does not
occur until April LIST. He will shortly
hold an auction sale of live stock and
machinery at his farm in Hay town
ship.
Rev. Father Dougherty, who left
Langdon during the week following
Christmas, for a three months trip
abroad has been heard from since cross
ing the Atlantic in safety at Paris,
Glbralta and at present time is supposed
to be sojourning in Rome. Later he
will visit the Holy Land and return here
about April LIST.
In the issue for Jan'y 2lst of the Town
Topics, a society paper published at
Cleveland. Ohio, is a lengthy account of
of the wedding of the Reverend DR..
Andrew Medium and Miss Ella Hoyte
Herrick, which occurred on the 9th ult,
The groom will be recalled as lecturing
in Langdon some years ago on Scotland
and the Scots, and is a half brother of
DR.. Gibson of this city. At present DIR.
Meldrum is pastor of the leading Pres
byterian church in Cleveland, but for.
merry was in Minneapolis for several
years The event is n that will in
terest many among the older residents
of Langdon.
w. L. Drury was in Langdon yester-
day from Stllwell and told the DEMocRAr
that the farmers north and east of
Langdon are active in the movement
that will be pushed through in the
spring tending toward the organization
of a Farmers Railroad. The line con
templated would extend northward as
far as the boundary line, it being in
tended to secure connections with the
CT. Northern at Osnabrock or some
point where a juncture of two lines
would be of greatest advantage. The
promoters purpose calling a meeting in
the near future when the questions of
issuing stock and securing right of way
for a,farmers line of railroad through the
northeastern part of this county will be
thoroughly discussed. Little doubt is
expressed regarding the willingness of
the CT. Northern to cooperate in a man
ner similar to hat in which the Far
mers Railroad of Ramsey county is now
being successfully operated.
Langdon people have had a tale of
woe OF their own during the railroad tie
up of the last nine days without train
service, which was relieved 10y the pas
oChSSl VI elIlS dlLCilOOll. OuU Oh MOI
day afternoon our citizens forgot their
own troubles and inaugurated a snow
shovelling brigade a hundred strong
putting in several hours of hard work
clearing out the snow drifted cuts of the
Great Northern that blocked the rail
road track between here and Easily.
Our citizens had been brought face to
face with the situation by the blockade
of the week previous. They knew that
our stores were running low on pro
visions, that it was impossible to buy a
hundred pounds of coal or a few sticks
of cordwood. Monday forenoon the
plan formed definite shape. A call was
issued for a mass meeting which gather
ed shortly after noon in the K.of P. hall
There was over a hundred present and
after the object had been explained
everyone volunteered to do their share,
Teams were engaged and each man
armed with a shovel was ready in hall