Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-12-31
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

Desk calendar pads for 1909 at the
DEMOCRAT Office.
The Woman's Club meets next Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. Mooney.
Cashier j. D. Milne returned Christ
mas eve from a weeks business trip
east.
L. A. Weed, the Hannah life insurance
man numbered among the holiday
visitors of the week.
DR.. Jas. Semple and M. j. O'Malley,
left Monday for a trip to International
Falls. Mimi, to remain over the New
Year.
Victor La France came down from his
farm in the Turtle Mountains and is
enjoying a visit with old friends during
the holidays.
Stuart q. Watt, the Sarles druggist
made his many Langdon friends an APP
preciated visit during the festivities of
Nmas week.
DIR. Stewart. of the state university
faculty and Mrs. DIR. Stewart are here
from Grand Forks spending the week at
the Mahon home.
Druggist I'll. L. Frances and wife took
the train Monday for a visit of several
weeks ut Mr.. Francis old home in
Ontario and points east,
Joseph Anker. who has been in poor
health the past Year has been in town
fro!n his farm near Elkwood under
medical treatment this week. r
Money always on hand for first and
mortgage loans on Cavalier
county lands. Best of rates and con-
ditions. o. d: Thompson, cashier.
Mrs. Gilmore and children were enter
tanned as Christmas week guests by Mr..
and Mrs. 3. r. Docksteader, returning
to their home at Hannah yesterday.
Money always on hand for first and
second mortgage loans on Cavalier
county lands. Best of rates and con
ditions. o. E. Thompson cashier.
Sheriff and Mrs. Peter Reid enter
tanned a large party of relatives and
friends at their home in this city for
Christmas. The party included, MIR.
and Mrs. Samuel Balfour and family, of
Hannah; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Davis, of
Sarles and Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Russell. of
Hannah.
Duncan Gordon, the Scotch piper from
Gardner, N. d. was a Christmas week
guest Of his Langdon friends. He
brought his bag pipes with him, furnish
inc music that was appreciated by the
merry party of Scotch who gathered
around the dinner table at Sheriff
Reid's home Christmas Day Mr..
Gordon will be here again at the Burns
celebration to take part in the program
Frank Bridges. the Dresden township
farmer, confined in the county Jail await
ing trial on the charge of incest. the
victim being his fourteen year old
daughter, broke Jail duting the blizzard
that ragged throughout Tuesday night.
According to the story told by other
prisoners confined in the Jail. Bridges
made his get away about a quarter to
SIX o'clock In the morning, just before
the electric lights were turned on. Half
an hour later. Jailor Frank Schwartz
went to the Jail to give the prisoners
their breakfast and found what had
happened. A hole through the brick
wall of the court house and stone founla.
ton of the Jail shows the determined
effort made by Bridges TO gain his
liberty. The other prisoners in the iail
say that Bridges announced his intention
OF breaking jail to them soon after Tailor
had made the rounds for the
night. An iron rod, supporting the
steam pipes that hang overhead in the
cell room was used as a pick to loosen
the orlcR and stone. Bridges, accord
ing TO the story of the other prisoners
having worked over six hours at his
task. The idea that Bridges had ac.
completes is not generally credited, and
as the storm at the time be made his
break for liberty was at its h+ighth. the
prisoner, who was thinly clad Is thought
to..have gone into hiding before TRAVELLING
any great distance Bridges had
abandoned the idea of securing hn,d.
men for his $1,000 bail soon after his
preliminary hearing and no dounl had
only been awaiting favorable conditions
under which to make his e.csr - from
the "verhanging penltentiary sentence
Sheriff Reld and deputies have been in
pursuit ct Bridges since his get awa,
was discovered and every effort will ~.
made to return him to Jail.