Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-10-20

MIR. Matthew and family spent several
days visiting friends in and near Lang
don returning Tuesday.
We failed to mention in last weeks
items that Peter Ohlheiser accompanied
his mother to the Northwest.
Quite a number of our townsmen
and members of the town board had
business in Langdon Tuesday.
Anton Borho was quite badly injured
recently by being thrown from the
buggy in which he was riding.
The board of county commissioners
and the town board we're looking over
road work on the grade at the lake one
day last week.
The many friends of Sam Hart former
ly of Hannah we're panied to hear of
his death in Canada. His death was
due to typhoid fever.
Philip Smith has the house which he
purchased moved onto his farm west of
town. 1t is a very commodious dwell
ing and adds greatly to the appearance
of the farm.
G. P. Getchell has moved the old
lumber Office building opposite the Ross
livery barn to Mrs. Getchell's farm south
of town, the one known as the old Bert
johnson farm.
Malinda Borho was taken to Hannah
last week and operated IN for ap-
pendicitis by DR.. Law. Her many
friends will be glad to learn that she is
recovering nicely.
Of all sad words of tongue or pen the
saddest of these are "stung again"
This was the sentiment of most of our
population as they wendell their way
%homeward from the show last Wednes-
day evening.
Paddy McDermott is having a serious
time with his eye. Some time ago he
got a piece of steel in it and although
he had it removed it is still very sore.
He contemplates a trip to Grand Forks
soon to see a specialist If it does not
soon get all right.
A horse driven by the Misses Lucy
Ross and Nellie !O'Hara took fright
south of town Monday evening and ran
into the ditch throwing the occupants Of
the buggy to the ground. Miss Ross
sustained a badly sprained ankle and
Miss O'Hara a broken finger.
Talk about signs of hard times in
closed elevators and scarcity of none
hut we saw something one Sunday even
ing that "takes The cake" in fact it
stakes the whole bakery" a young man
was seen going to see his BEST girl carry
lug Il can of kerosene. We don't care
to offer any bad advice but if we were
the young man in question we would
court that girl in spite of difficulties
and we wouldn't buy any oil either.
Nuf sed.
}, L SCHOOL NOTES.
Edited by Miss Blanche Ross
A new scholar this week Enola Scott
of the 9Th grade.
Leo Stevens has been absent for two
days.
! New songs are being learned up stairs
j. and down stairs.
III
Malinda Borho has been absent from
, school with an attack of appendicitis.
The pupils of the school marched to
, the hall Thursday morning to hear GOV
Burke.
Fern Reynolds took charge of the
lower room for a short time last Thurs
day afternoon.
The following scholars ranked first in
their grade at the last examination.
> Fern Reynolds 9Th grade.
Blanche Ross 7th grade.
Minnie Montgomery 9th grade.
Willie Davidson 9th grade.
Aldina Zotzman 4th grade.
Alvina Schatkoske Bird grade.
Alfred Schroeder End grade.
Clara Borho 1st grade.
The number of scholars down stairs il
33 instead of ~ as reported last week
The enrolment in the upper room is 20
r Teddy Getchell was two minutes late
Wednesday morning. This is the frs,
case Of tardinees Of a pupil living il
/ tho village since school began.
Judging from the published report o.