Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-08-25

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r. Fl. Durbin returned Saturday from
a few days trip through the southwest
ern part of the county where he has
several farms. The crop is light, but
much better than he had expected to
find.
Dan g. Donovan, who has been run
ming a private elevator at Fordville, N.
d., 500 line town in Walsh county.
since removing from Osnabrock a year
ago, was a visitor Friday with a number
OF old time Langdon friends.
Rev. b. S. Benjamin the Methodist
pastor returned to the city Tuesday
from a three weeks vacation visit with
relatives and old friends in Iowa and
Missouri, where he held pastorates be-
fore coming to North Dakota.
Attorneys Fred e. Smith and Geo.
M. Price went to Grand Forks on last
Thursdays train to argue a motion be-
fore Juged Templeton in the case of
Elkenbrock VS. Donovan. which came up
for trial at the last term of court.
Miss Nettle Boomgaarden was over
from Bottineau vi, iting several days of
last week at the home of her parents
south of town. Miss Boomgaarden has
a position at Bottineau with the long
distance line of the Northwestern Tele-
phone Co.
Mrs. Jane Stewart a resident of Lang
don with her family up to her removal
to Sarles a few years ago., is moving
with her daughters Allison and Lena to
Williams county where they have home
steaded claims and will establish a resi-
dence this winter.
John He'll was the finder of the lower
end-gate Of a wagon box while driving in
from Mt. Carmel on Sunday morning to
attend church. 1t was picked up on
the road north of Langdon near Alex
McLean's farm and is now at this office
awaiting the owner.
John Brewnlee, of Galashiels, Scot
land is a guest this week at the Langdon
home of Mr.. and Mrs. G, S. Hunter.
Mr.. Brownlee is a cousin of our towns
man, Mr.. Hunter, and crossed the ocean
from his home in Scotland to enjoy a
summer vacation in visiting his Amer
can cousins. He arrived here Friday
from New York.
B. E. Groom took Mondays train for
a trip east in the interest of tho Cavalier
County Immigration Co. Before return
ing in about three weeks he will visit
agencies of the association in Iowa,
Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. The
local immigration association expects
quite an active movement in the demand
by eastern buyers for Cavalier county
farm lands as a result of the advertising
campaign that has been IN progress
through the past summer months.
DR.. VIM. Kennedy who recently locat-
ed in Osnabrock for the practice of his
profession, coming there from Grafton,
was a Sunday visitor in Langdon. DR.
Kennedy was last here back in 1901,
when we had a "league ball team and
will be remembered as being on the
teams pitching staff. At that time he
was studying medicine at the University
of Minnesota and playing ball during
the vacation. Since blossoming out as
an M. D., u old friend "Doc" has
married and settled down and it IS a
pleasure to note that the Grafton papers
gave DR.. Kennedy and hisl,wife quite a
coed send-off at the time of their de-
parture for Osnabrock.
While at Williston, the first part of the
month. the editor Of the Palladium met
a couple of former residents of Bismarck
who are making good IN the City of OPP
p%ortunity. One of these is Nick Hayes,
a former deputy bank examiner, now
cashier of the Williams County Bank,
one of Williston's most solid financial
institutions. Nick is prominent in both
the business and political life Of
Williams county, and was recently re-
elected chairman of the republican
county central committee. We were
entertained at his home during our stay
in the city, and can personally recon.
mend him as a host in the broadcast
sense ofthe term.--Bismarck Palladium.