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

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Canada Sunday to visit friends.
Messrs Sauer and Wendt we're guests
of MI. and Mrs. Dennis last Sunday.
We forgot to mention last week that
Geo. Montgomery's father is visiting
him.
Register CT Deeds Pinkerton was
looking after his farm interests here
this week.
Mesdames j. j. Fisher and Bergman
were Langdon visitors a couple of days
this week.
The Wales orchestra furnished the
music for a social hop given at Dresden
last Thursday evening.
Wales now has a barber who has
come to stay and the faces of our men
are now adorned with smiles instead of
whiskers.
Malinda Borho who is in the Hannah
hospital where she underwent an opera
ton for appendicitis is improving nicely
and we hope soon to have her among us
again.
Rev. Scott has been visiting his son
here, left Tuesday for Shevlin, MIMI.
to visit another son at that place after
which he will return to his home at
Grey Eagle, Mimi.
The dance in the hall last Friday
evening was a success in every way,
about 30 couples we're present and all
enjoyed themselves to the limit. The
next dance will be on Friday evening
Oct. %. This will be the last dance
before Thanksgiving.
The ladies aid met with Mrs. G. H.
Johnston last Thursday p. NJ. about 30
ladies were present. They spent the
time sewing and a collection of money
and useful articles was taken for the
fire sufferers of northern Minnesota.
The next meeting will be on Oct. 27 at
Mrs. Frye's.
Your correspondent received a mess
age from Scotland one night last week
saying he had fallen heir to between two
and three million dollars and the title
of Lord Saybright. He Immediately
started practicing writing the capital
L SO that he could sign his name Lord
Saybright with a flourish and of course
used the full arm movement. I'm
fortunately for the fortune and the title
in making one of the fourishes his
elbow hit his better half in the pit of
the stomach and she pushed him out
upon the floor where he awoke He
now signs his name ''vours truly and
without capitals or fourishes.
The community was shocked Wednes-
day morning to hear of the death of
James Bryson. He was helping move a
building when a skid broke and flew
back striking him in the stomach. It
was seen at once that he was badly,
but it was not thought fatally hurt.
This was On Tuesday and he died early
Wednesday morning in spite of all that
medical aid could accomplish. James
Bryson was born at Belleville, Ontario,
81 years ago. He came to North Dakota
in 1896. He was married to Ellie
Ohlheiser at Langdon on Feb. 4, 1907.
He leaves a wife and one little son age
3 years to MOURN his loss. He will be
buried in the Catholic cemetery at
Langdon Saturday. Oct. %. MIR. Bryson
was a very cheerful jolly comrade a good
neighbor generous to a fault a kind and
a loving husband and an unusually
atfectionate father and is genuinely
mourned by all. The bereayed family
has the sympathy of the entire com.
munity in their terrible affection.
WALES SCHOOL NOTES
Fern Reynolds was absent from school,
one day last week on account of sick
ness.
Cecil Scott entered school as an eighth
grade pupil on Monday.
The 4th grade is greatly interested il
drawing the map o: Dakota and placing
in it the railroads, institutions, etc.
This week some of the grades art
studying Lowell.
Lawrence Smith was absent this weel
from school.
Hilda Harder is absent from schoo
this week with a badly sprained ankle
We are glad to hear that Mallnd,
Borho is improving and will soon b.
at school again.
Tuesday was an unlucky day for
couple of the pupils n from each room
Mr.. Scott is a firm believer in the com
mand of the Bible which says "Spar'
not the rod and spoil the child"
TOO Late For Last Week..
House for rent. Inquire of A.. A. Scott
Wales, N. D.
The ladies aid meet Thursday after.
noon with Mrs. G. II. Johnston.