Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-06-09
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Druggist e. F. Reilly who is now on
the job as postmaster at Dresden,
succeeding Merchant H. J. Mathisen,
resigned, was a Sunday visitor in COM
pany with Mrs. Reilly at the ALERT
home.
H. E. Plumley, the Forum editor and
postmaster at Fargo was here last week
in company with Attorney A. b. Guptill
to assist in the degree work Of
Perfection and Rose .Croix lodges at
the reunion held at the Masoeic Temple.
Attorney Magnus Brynjolfson, r. a..
Stull and Willard Hodgson we're visitors
in Langdon last Thursday from Cavalier,
which is aspired to be the county seat
of Pemblna county in a fghtswhich will
be the event OF the election down there
this fall.
Jas. Reid is at work this week taking
the school census of the City of Langdon
having started upon his duties as census
enumerator on Monday morning. The
count of children of school age, between
the ages Of six and twenty years is ex-
pected to show quite a gain over the
census figures of last year.
Rev. Benjamin's pulpit at the M. E.
church was filled Sunday morning by
Rev. Dyer, of Hannah, who conducted
services at Harvey Center in the even
ing. Owing to the absence of Rev.
Benjamin, who was at Hannah, there
was no evening service on Sunday at
the Langdon Methodist church.
Miss Nina E. Young and Miss Mary
Cops, grade teachers of the city schools
left Saturday for a visit during the
vacation at their homes at Casselton
and Mimic in this state. Both have
accepted an engagement to return here
and fill their former positions at the
opening of the new school year in the
fall.
F. G. Elmers, teacher of special sub
jects in the grammar grades of the Lang
don public schools since the commence
ment Of the spring term, left Friday, re-
turning to his home at Cleveland, Ohio.
1t is understood that Mr. Elmers has
engaged to take charge of a school in one
of the frontier towns Of Wyoming with
the opening of the spring term.
People of Milton and vicinity are
looking forward to a very pretty June
wedding to occur during, the coming
week, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mckay having
issued announcements of the marriage
of their daughter, Miss Rachael, to Mr..
David S. Milne to take place on We'd
nesday, the 18th. The groom is a we'll
known resident of the southeastern part
of the county, who has within the past
two years located at Lake View, Alberta,
which place will be the future home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Milne after a short we'd
ding trip.
What might have been a painful, and
possibly fatal accident happened at
about seven o'clock Saturday evening
when Mr.. Harry Dunford started for
his Harvey Center home from Langdon.
His team, hitched to a buggy, was
standing on the south side of the
Schulke store when he prepared to
start for home. While standing there
the snap on one of the lines got un-
fastened from the bride Of one of the
horses, giving Mr.. Dunford no control.
The team, buggy and its occupant
participated in a mad dash down Third
street, swerving from side to side
eventually upsetting in front Of the
court house. Mr.. Dunford was stunned
by the fall received, but was fortunate
in receiving no further injuries, but a
bad shaking up and a number Of severe
bruises. 5itsts