Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-07-22
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

Alex Mcintosh of Stilwell took Mon
days train for the Forks and expects to
put IN a week of profit and pleasure at
the state fair.
First and second mortgage loans on
short notice at lowest rates. Joseph
Power, Langdon, N. d. Office over
Citizens State Bank.
Since the hail storm of two weeks ago
all the farmers up around Sarles are
insuring their crop, They figure the
period of danger is not yet past.
A. r. Marshall, manager of the McMil-
Ian Machine Company's head office in
this city, is in Grand Forks for a few
days this week combining business with
pleasure.
Tom Padden and his brother .Alf. Pad
den, helped to strengthen the number
from Langdon buying tickets to Grand
Forks on Monday and will be spectators
at the state fair from start to finish.
Mrs. H. D. ALERT and her daughter,
Mrs. Fred e. Smith, and Mis-, Daisy
ALERT were visitors at Dresden between
trains Monday at the home of Mrs. f. +.
Reilly, eldest daughter of Mrs. ALERT.
Angus Mcpherson went sight seeing
with the crowd to Grand Forks on Mon
day. but expects to lind time to look
after a few important business matters
before his return the end of the week.
This week a number of interior inn
provements are being made at the Court
House in compliance with orders made
by the board of county commissioners.
Next In order is a new county Jail and
sheriff. residence.
M. L. Sullivan went to Grand Forks
for the opening of the state fair. Before
returning he expects to make definite
arrangements regarding the plans for
the reconstruction of his Spruce street
residence that was wrecked in the tor
nado OF a few weeks ago.
George Edworthy, of the Farmers
Home restaurant, returned Saturday
from Hannah, where he has been contin-
ed IN the hospital since being operated
on two weeks ago for appendicitis. He
is getting better rapidly. but still is
quite weak aud only able to walk around
a little.
Rain! Well. yes there was at least
an inch and a half more of sky juice the
first two days of the week. Enough for
all needs in this county for the crop from
now until harvest. and possibly more
than actually needed for haying. Did
anybody say it was good weather for
ducks.
D. III. Mcmillan left Monday for
Grand Forks, and after a short s%top-over
at the fair, will make a trip of some
length through the western states, stop
ping off at Mlssoula, Mont, Spokane
and Vancouver, at each of which places
he will renew the acquaintance of a
nufnDer or Old friends.
Mrs. Burrows wife of DR.. F. S. Bur
rows, a former well-known medical
practitioner at Bathgate, visited here
last week at the home Of Mrs. Frank
Moran and other well-known Pemb1na
county friends and acquaintance. The
Burrows family have removed from
Bathgate to locate at Vancouver, IS. &.
Co. Sup't b. E. Groom Who is also act
ing as secretary of the Cavalier Co. Fair
association is down at the Grand Forks
state fair part of this week and he will
look over the special features and other
attractions with a view to securing some
of the best for the county fair to be
held here during the first weeks,next
month.
Mrs. john Lee, wife of the CIT. North
ern section foreman, whose injuries we're
probably OF a more severe nature than
any other OF the Langdon cyclone suf
%ferers. was taken to the Grand Forks
hospital on Saturdays afternoon train,
beng accompanied by her husband and
Mrs. Morgan. In the destruction OF the
Lee home in the tornado which visited
Langdon two months ago Mrs Lee barely
escaped with her life, and mon the
more severe injuries sustained wa a
compound fracture of the LETT leg below
the knee the bone being terrible shatter-
ed and at the time threatening the loss
of the limb. In healing the wound
showed signs of infection and in order
that the patient might be given constant
attention it was deemed advisable to
send her to the hospital.
An event of the past week that many
of the old timers of Langdon and vicin-
ity have thoroughly enjoyed was a visit
from Thos. w. Wallace, of Napanee,
Ont, who returned last Thursday to
Langdon after an absence of about
fifteen years, at which time he was per-
scrlptlon clerk in the drug store of Or
e. /. Donovan. Mr.. Wallace has for q