Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-02-17

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c. P. GETcHELL, Wales, N. D.
Attorney j. P. Conmy was a visitor
from Grand Forks over Sunday and on
his return the first of the week, was &C.
%companied by Mrs. Conmy, who has
been making a visit of a week at the
home of her father, S, E. Desrosier,
south of town.
Editor O. T. Rishoff, of the Milton
Globe, and Editor G. S Iverson, of the
Osnabrock Independent, we're numbered
among the press representatives from
this county in attendance at the meet
ing of the state press association held
during the past week at Fargo.
Mrs. Robert Meiklsjohn is still taking
treatment at the mineral springs of Mt.
Clemens, Mich, where she has been for
over two moaths. The stay has quite
notlceably improved the general condi-
ton of her health and Mrs. Meikleiohn
writes that she expects to return home
early in March.
Manager H. G. Waldron has two big
attractions billed for next week at the
Langdon opera house. On Thursday,
February Oath the beautiful Scotch
drama "The Bonnie Brier Bush and
Friday and Saturday night, the 25th and
Goth the Juvenile Bostonians' a COM
pany of 20 people in light opera. This
is one of the biggest attractions secured
for Langdon play goers during the pre-
sent season.
The basement barbershop in the First
National Bank block is being r%e-opened
this week by Barber Jno A. Penney, who
since coming here from Minneapolis Just
before the holiday has been holding
shop at the old Harry Wieland stand.
Mr.. Penney is an all round first class bar
Der and opens up a two chair shop,
with fixtures enabling him to double
its capacity when occasion may demand.
Little "Geordie" Fisher, for a number
of years past we'll known by everybody
in the Harvey Center neighborhood has
been quite sick for some days past at
Pilot Mound, Man., whore he has been
visiting since the holidays. Friday in a
talk over the long distance telephone
his friends here learned that "Geordie"
had been seized with a paralytic stroke
but stood a good chance of getting over
1t. "Geordie" Fisher ranks in the Gen.
| Tom Thumb class in stature, but what
he lacks in size is made up in his big
hearted Scottish nature which makes
him a general ~favorite
Co. Sup't Dan J. Ridlington assumed
the duties of his new Office at the court
house on Tuesday this week, at which
time Mr. B. E. Groom, the retiring SUI
perintendent, at the same time step
ping into his new position of secretary
and manager of the Cavalier Co. Immi-
grafton association, taking up a line of
work where his usefulness is bound to be
effective in building up and developing
the county. The new county superin-
tendent, Mr.. R%idlington, for nine years
with the Langdon city schools, four
years of which have been spent as SUI
p%erintendent, we'll equip him to assume
the leadership of the schools OF Cavalier
county. It is stated by Co. Sup't Rid
lington that he will retain Editor Boyd,
of Hannah in his former position as
field deputy and Miss Anna Mclean will
continue to remain in her old position as
Office deputy.
On Saturday afternoon at two o'clock
a public meeting has been called to be
held at the court house for the purpose
discussing the creamery question; the
ACCESSIBILITY of establishing n in Lang
don and the method to be taken of t1nanc-
ing the project if it goes through. The
meeting will be addressed by Mr.. w. H.
Moore, a creamery promoter, from Min.
neapolis who is spending the week here
with a view to putting in a creamery
here in Langdon as oon as spring opens.
A general invitation to attend is extend
ed to the farmers, farmers wives and
and business men of Langdon and vici-
nifty. A creamery is something that a
city the size of Langdon has felt the
need of for some years past and the
creamery question is right now a live is
sue with all enterprising Langdon' peo-
pie. The meeting to be held on Satur-
urday afternoon should be attended by
a crowd that will fill every seat in the
court room at the court house.