Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-12-09
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
Only two week to Christmas.

for farm loans Mooney Il JohnSton'S
Is the only place.
}. II. Mccullough was a business visi-
or here Saturday from Milton.
Mems and boys winter overcoats at
slaughter sale prices at Kelly's Arcade.
Attorney Crimson is here from his
trint shop and law office at Munich this
week attending court.
Miss Lulu lodgins, who the past year
has taught in the public schools at Ed
more, enjoyed a Thanksgiving visit with
friends al Sarles.
+. a. Wadsworth left yesterday after
noon for Detroit, Mich, also having
real estate deals to close in Illinois and
the Twin Cities. AS he intends to spend
Nmas with the folks at his home in
Grlnnell, Ia. it is likely that he will not
return to Lapgdon until after the holi-
days.
Blacksmith j. c.. Mirehouse is ext ect-
ing TO leave next week for a visit dur
ing the holidays with his sister who
resides at Antler, Alta. After the first of
the year he will take II trip east to the
old home in Ontario, expecting to be
away from here the greater part of the
winter.
The old Gardner furniture store build
ing opposite the post Office now the
property of w. f. Winter, is in the
hands of carpenters. 1t is to have a
new plate glass front, the interior en-
tirely remodeled and when completed
will be the new quarters of the Mercer
fruit and confectionery store.
The CT Northeln's passenger train
service from the south has peer regular
ly from one TIC two hours late during the
past week, which can be pretty general
ly accounted for by the heavy express
business that has been done all along
the line since the strike of the freight
switchmen started some days ago.
A telegram this morning from Deem
erton, Ont, brought news of the illness
and critical condition of Mr.. Joseph
Schwartz the father of John L. and
Frank Schwartz of this city and Z. S.
Schwartz of Mt. Carmel. The old
gentleman is upwards of seventy years
of age and has been in feeble health
for some time.
VIM. tlack was among the first of
the Langdon high degree Masons to
leave for the annual reunion of the
Scottish Rite lodge. which is in session
at Fargo this week. Mr.. Flack left
Monday in order to take in the week in
the Rose Croix degrees. On Tuesdays
afternoon tram quite a delegation of the
Langdon Scottish Rite brethren left for
Far.o
ihirty-two degrees below zero this
morning at eight o'clock and the cold
est day Oh record so far this winter
This mornings low temperature of sixty
four degrees below freezing point Is
doubtless the farewell of a cold wave
that has beeL extending over the entire
northwest the past four or five days the
thermometer varying from l0o to 120 and
IA below until its final drop last night.
/ The Boyd department store, the
!, pioneer general merchandise place of
, business. first established in Langdon
upwards of twenty-five years ago., will
on Saturday of this week OF en- its
= annual r root Nh nj ~ =, oc ft,rpi,ol (Nloo,
ing Sale. The full-paga adv't announc-
n ing this sale IN this issue will be found
to quote holiday bargains in every de-
partment The sale continues through
. the holidays and should be appreciated
and taken advantage of by all buyers o.
holiday gifts.
t Judge Kneeshaw opened distric'
court here Tuesday afternoon immedl
ately after his arrival on the train from
the south. Since the setting of case
on the calender for trial the time of the
court has been taken up with the cas-
of the Statev OF North Dakota VS. Georg.
Edworlhy. charged with a violation o
LIZ Jaw. ~ IL III III
DEMOCRAT goes to press this morning
the witnesses of the state are still OF
the stand witn a likelihood of the CLOSE
of the trial not being reached befor,
evening.
The Langdon Meat Market owned ant
operated for upwards the past twenty
two years by our old townsman
M. l.. Sullivan, has changed hands thi
week. the purchaser of the business be
ing Mr.. Henry Wihdemuth, who come
here from Lansford, N. d. The trans
fer of the ownership of the meat marke
from Mr.. Sullivan to Mr.. Windemutl
went into effect by the former %retirin,
when the meat market closed Saturda,
night and the later taking hold of tn
of the business when it re-opened Of
Monday morning. The deal is one tina
has been practically closed, except for
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