Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1911-10-12
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DR.. Law, accompanied by "A couple OF
gentlemen friends, brought the minister
down from Hannah last Sunday.
Mrs. Alb. Montgomery, who has been
visiting with her parents here returned
to her home in Langdon on Monday.
George Plaz is away on a trip to St.
PaulSon business about the new lumber
yard he is opening up in Wales this fall
Mr.. O'Hern, who is teaching the
Messner school, east of Wales was
a guest at the A. A. Scott home last
Sunday.
John Thordy has rented the Getchell
farm near Daniels now occupied by Mr..
Foster end will move onto the same
shortly.
Sneak thieves entered the A. A, Scott
cellar and stole two gallons of lard,
several cam of fruit and two gallons OF
mustard pickles.
Tony Kleffer is kept on the jump
these days crying auction sales. He
reports that horses, stock and machi-
merry are all bringing good prices.
We are informed that Misses Stella
and Pearl Fullerton will move to Wales
soon the former to work in the Larson g.
Engh store and the latter to do dress
making.
In our school items for last week the
name of Anna Christie, who ranked first
in the fifth grade was made to read
Annie Schlstel, through an error made
by the printer.
Eph Irwin has secured the position of
buyer for the Pv elevator company and
will move with his family into the E NJ.
Bennes house, which adjoins the school
grounds on the south.
A transient stole j, F. Schneider's
bird dog and had got as far as Dresden
when the dog was recognized by Mr.. 1.
Dawson. who held the dog and phoned
to Schneider. Later the dog was re-
turned.
The medicine show in the hall is draw
ing a full house every night and is
probably On a par with the general run
of such shows. Luella Stahl leads IN
the popular voting contest with Mary
Harder a close second.
The Lachner sale came off;on Tuesday
and according to reports everything
brought good prices. The horses alone
realized over $4,000. The auto was
bought by VIM. Dew. Tony Kleffer
was the auctioneer and as usual every
thing moved lively.
The upper room of the Wales school
has secured a banner, which is to be
over the grade having the highest aver
age in attendance, punctuality, deport-
ment and examination standing for the
month. The seventh grade won the
banner for September.
Rev. Beately preached an interesting
sermon last Sunday to a fair sized con-
gregation. He will probably be engaged
to fill the vacancy here and at Hannah,
occasioned by the sudden death at Han
nah some little time Hgo of Rev. W.
Tanner Hughes, the pastor of the
Presbyterian church.
Another accident, the seriousness of
which cannot yet be determined happen
ed on Wednesday morning, and as a re-
suit George Montgomery, ST., is laid up
with a badly wrenched back, and besides
it is feared that he may be internally
injured. He was chasing his colts which
had broken out of the pasture and was
driving a team which he had hitched to
Il buggy. One of the horses which he
was driving fell. He was thrown out,
landing on his head, turning a complete
sunmersault. Fred Hensel who was
threshing nearby, happened to see the
accident and hurrying to the scene and
brought him to town. He was taken to
his home and DR.. Backus was called
who found the patient to be suffering
from a partial dislocation of the vertebra
of the spinal column, besides other in
juries as above stated. At this writing
he is suffering great pain, but 80 far has
remained conscious sand is able to use
his limbs. 1t is hoped that his injuriea
will not prove to be very serious.
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