Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-12-03

You can't afford to make a farm loan
any place but with Mooney & Johnston.
Mrs. Jos. F. Schneider Is in the CITY
from Wales visiting her Langdon
friends.
John Wild and Ole 7. Axvig, from
Milton, we're here Tuesday to attend to
tax sale.
Attorney Jno. G. johnson returned
Monday from a brief business trip to
Cavalier, N. Oak.
Jno, q. Little, the Nekoma a%uctioneer
was here Monday during the storm at
tending to business matters.
j. H. Tyrrell and E. A. McCay, were
over from Munich, last Saturday to at
tend the McDermott funeral.
Miss Kate M. Green, formerly milliner
at the Boyd department store, is spend
ing the week in Langdon visiting friends.
Syver Berger, n of the pioneers of
Olga township, who has become wealthy
through successful farming was a visitor
Saturday.
Miss Nellie Kelly, who since a year
ago has made Tacoma, Wash, her home
arrived Saturday, intending to remain
most of the winter.
Mrs. E. Boomgaarden and little daugh-
ter, returned Friday from their former
home near Worthington s. Oak, whore
they spent a month visiting friends.
DR.. JAS. Fleming, who has a we'll
established practice at Cloquet, Mimi ,
made a Thanksgiving visit last week
with his brother Robert Fleming, at
Dresden.
Ben Meskin harnessmaker with d. G.
Mcdonald returned Tuesday from New
Prague, Mimi, where he was called two
weeks ago by news of the unexpected
death of a brother.
Church of Our Saviour-Second Sun.
day in Advent services: Morning prayer
and sermon at eleven o'clock. Sunday
school at 1915. Evening prayer and
sermon at half past seven.
Mrs. Morgan, mother of Mrs. f. E. B
Mercer arrived last week from Devils
Lake for a visit with her daughter
previous to returning to her home il
Ontario after Their holidays.
On Christmas Eve, Thursday Dec
oath at the Schulke department stor,
$3.50 worth of general merchandise vii
be given away to customers. For parti
culars see big sdv't next week.
Rev. Braytield, in charge of th,
Episcopal church mission at Langdon il
again able to be around after a weeks
indisposition. The services of last Sun
day we're in charge of Rev. Currie o.
Park River.
), Baker Ed. Brown bad as Thanksgiving
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Armstrong Of
Hannah. Mr. Armstrong was at one
time in the bakery business at Osna.
brock, but after being burned out was
associeted for awhile with Mr.. Brown
later starting up at Hannah.
Rob't B. Falconer has been again com.
missionea by the knights of the Macca
bees Order as deputy state commissions
for the northeastern part of North
Dakota, and expects to be actively
engaged during the winter in the organi-
eaton and reorganization of q number
of X. o. I. M. lodges in this part of the
state.
On THANKSGIVING Day at Park River,
occurred the wedding of Theo. johnson
and Miss Minnie Code, since the happy
event the couple have been enjoying a
brief visit during the holiday season at
the groom's family home in Minnesota.
Mr.. johnson moved to Langdoa this fall
purchasing the John Hledik barber
shon. since which time he has made
many friends among our people Mr.. and
Mrs. johnson are expected to arrive in
the city on the return from their we'd
ding trip the latter part of this week.
Com'r Ole l Gjevre while in the city
last Saturday from his home in Osna-
brock township, stated that he had the
early part of that week returned from a
cross country trip to Cando, where he
attended the Towner county sale of state
and school lands. The sale he reports
as being a great success, lands bringing
as high as s37 per acre. The total
amount realized from the sale was up
wards of S6OO,OOO.OO of which s12O,OOO.0o
was paid down in cash by purchasers at
the time of the sale. Much of the land
sold is stated as going into the hands OF
individual buyers, the real estate buyei
and Spectator not cutting much figure
at the sale.
Rockwell Sayres, a we'll known
Chicago capitalist who is at the head oil
the R. Sayers land company was in
Laugdon several days during last week