Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-26

VI I. I'LL SllEI, dlCS, IN. u.
Earl and John McGruer arrived home
from the University of Wisconsin, at
Madison, Wis, on Monday to spend the
mid-winter vacation with their mother
and sister.
Miss Matte Boomgaarden, is home for
the holidays from the western part of
the state where she mas held a position
the past year with the Northwestern
Telephone Co.
George Donovan and Morris Winter,
Langdon students who have enrolled for
special work at the agricultural college
came home Saturday from Fargo to en-
Joy the holiday festivities.
Miss Maud Little, neice of DR.. Gibson
and who has been in charge as trained
nurse at the Langdon, hospital, the past
three months left Monday for a vacation
visit during the holidays at the home
of her parents at Pilot Mound, Man.
Miss Ethel Mcknight is among the
home coming crowd for the holidays
coming from the Valley City state
normal school, where she has beer
taking up advanced work in the studies
of music and drawing. She is staying
during the vacation with her mother
Mrs. A. Mcknight and sister Mrs. H, L
Francis.
Al. Sanders, who resigned a position
with the DEMOCRAT about a year ago
returning to his home in Minneapolis is
now ~runninga paper at Big Lake, MINI.
His initial editorial effort is under the
caption of "The Tramp" which however
carries no reference to AL. Sanders, who
is a gentleman as we'll as a printer-and
one of the old school type.
Geo. A. Williams was in the city Mon.
day from Dresden. 1t was the first visit
of Mr.. Williams to Langdon since the
seige of typhoid fever IN which the
visitation of Deaths angel took from the
home the mother and a little daughter.
The affection is one in which the be-.
reaved ones have the sympathy of many
friends here at this Christmas tide,
The Langdon Telephone Co.'S new
directory for 1913 is just off the press
and will be in the hands of its
subscribers on the city and rural lines
about the beginning of the New Year,
The 1918 directory shows quite plainly
the rapid growth on both town and
country lines the company has enjoyed
during the past twelve months under
Mr.. R. L. Burke's management.
w. S. Chadwick. travelling passenger
agent of the Great Northern railway
was in the city last week on business
connected with his department. The
company will have enlarged provisions
next year for handling tourist travel tc
the Glacier park, which is proving one
of the most popular mountain resorts
in the Rockies. For natural scenery
and accessibility it is q strong rival Of
the Yellowstone park.
Sheriff Wilbur L.. Drury yesterday
served the last Christmas dinner during
his four year term Of Office to his steady
boarders at the court house. Down in
the basement, which composes the
county jail at the present time, there are
eleven prisoners under short sentence,
in most cases for violation of the prohi.
bition law. 1t is needless to say that the
Christmas fare of Sheriff Drury's eleven
unwilling guests included the best Of
everything that the market affords.
Dan Mcleod sends the greetings Of
the season to his many old Langdon
friends in a letter which reached the
DEMOCRAT during the week. Along with
his brother. M, Mcleod, he is well
established in the farm machinery and
automobile business at Gleichen, Alta.
says that he could in no way get along
without the paper, even though in
politics he is now a good liberal and has
memorized the first two stanzas of "God
Save the King" Weather Is warm.
the gophers are still running around
and they occasionally see a few wild
ducks.