Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-07-11


H. J. Mathisen, who has business
and farm property interests at Dresden
went north on Fridays train from
Portland, Ore to investigate the heavy
loss he sustained in the Dresden fire
a week ago.
Mrs. P. Mulligan and daughter Lucy,
accompanied by Miss Kate Gogin left
on yesterdays afternoon train for a month
visit at Malta, Mont, where Will Gogin
and his mother are located ON home
steads. Mr.. Mulligan may 60 out there
later and returning be accompanied by
his family.
Manager Harry G. Waldron has dur
ing the week given the front of the
Electric theatre quite an improved ap-
pearance with fresh paint, new lettering
and something new in the line of electric
lights. The Electric theatre is always
up to date and giving its patrons the
best of service.
Thos. Void is here this week from
his home in Southern Minnesota, q
visitor at the home of his brother A. q.
Void, It is his first visit to Langdon
and he expresses himself as much
interested in Langdon's evident bust
ness activity and the splendid crop
outlook of the country we have near
to the city.
Harry Wickes, the U. S. mail driver
between Langdon, Mt. Carmel and
Mowbray put a new Flanders touring
car On his mail route this week. The
star route mail service out of Langdon
is now practically all handled during
the summer and fall seasons with
autos, giving the public a much better
all round service than heretofore.
Gollmar Bros. big circus attracted
several thousand people to this city on
Monday and sent them away satisfied
with what they had seen. AS usual
with the Gollmar Bros. the show was
we'll balanced, clean and highly enter.
tanning in every department. Owe.
$500 saw the afternoon performance
and there was also a good attendance in
the evening.
The Woman's rest room, something
new taken up by the Lanadon com
mercial club on circus day. proved such
a popular drawing card with visitors to
the city on Monday that it is quite
likely that when the county fair is held
August 9th 7th and 9th the commercial
club will likely decide to open a woman's
rest room out at fair ground in addition
to the one maintained down town.
The annual parish picnic of st.
Alphonsus church, which of late years
has been held on the Fourth of July, is
announced for Thursday of next week
the 18th inst. Although the pastor.
Rev. Father Daugoerty is %unavoldably
absent while undergoing treatment by a
throat specialist in st. Paul the details
are in the hands of competent commit
tees and a days outing of thorough en-
joyment for both young and old. Meals
and refreshments will be served and
there will be a program of games and
sports that should do much to insuring
a big crowd being at the picnic.
The county %canvassing board last
Saturday completed its work of canvass
ing the vote cast in Cavalier county at
the primary election held June 26th, of
which official proceedings will appear
in these columns next week. A brief
summary shows that in Cavalier county
Buchanan received a majority of 254
over Hanna and Helstrom a majority
of 1Ol over Jones for the ~govenorship
in their respective parties. The vote
cast was light in both parties, although
the fact that in several precincts the
republicans had quite a fight bringing
out the full vote in a number of precincts
In the race for sheriff Kelland secured
the nomination on the republican ticket
over Reid by a majority of 122 with
McKechney as low man. The democratic
nomination for sheriff, the only place or
the ticket where the party had any
opposition at the primary election, was
secured by Allan Mcdonald of Miltor
who had a majority of 146 over Issa,
kitchin.