Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-06

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G. P. GETCHEL, Wales, N. D.
M. I. Meyers, principal of the high
school and teacher of science the past
three years took Mondays train for
his home in Chicago. He returns to
Langdon in September at the opening of
the fall term having re-engaged IN his
old position for another years work.
H. Windemuth started men at work
Monday moving his meat market build
ing from the old location to the lots at
the rear of Close & Co.'S. drug store
where he will continue doing business
while his new up to date concrete block
is being built this summer by Contrac-
tor Kelland.
j. J. Mahoney and wife have returned
home during the week from St. Paul,
whore Mrs. Mahoney has been making
an extended visit. Since leaving here a
a month ago Mr.. Mahoney was called
back east by the unexpected death
of his mother at fhe old family home at
Evansville, Ontario.
Miss Tena Regner, one of the popu-
lar primary grade teachers of the city
schools the past year leaves this week
for her home at Cooperstown where
she will spend the vacation at home. 1t
is understood that during the next year
of school work Miss Regner has engaged
to teach out west in Oregon.
"Doc' E. r. Morton is back again in
the city and states be intends to make
Langdon his headquarters while can-
wasting Cavalier county this summer for
the Sherman Nursery Co., of Charles
City, Iowa. "Doc" asks his friends and
old ACC ualntances to hold their orders::for
him and guarantees all orders received
to be filled with satisfaction as his firm
is one of the largest and most thoroughly
reliable in the west.
Our serial story, "Freckles" reaches It's
closing chapter in the installment of
this week and from the favorable CON-
ments heard we believe it proved mi of
the most popular stories printed in
these columns for several years past.
We believe that the DEMOCRATS many
readers will take pleasure in learning
that we have been successful in securing
the companion story to b~"Freckles," en-
titled "The Girl of the Limberlost" the
opening chapters of which will appear in
these columns next week.
Robert Fleming vas in the city yes
terday bidding goodbye to old Langdon
friends on the eve of his departure for
Monroe, Wash, where the family have
been making their home since leav-
ing Dresden about a year ago. Mr..
Fleming during a visit back here of
about a month has been successful in
closing out the balance of his interests
in this county and will now give his
entire time and attention to his fuel
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which he is adding this fall a. complete
line of general merchandise.
The death Tuesday shortly after noon,
caused by heart failure, of the wife of
A. J. Petit, the painter and paper hang
or, at their home in rooms over the City
Bakery, came as a shock and surprise to
Langdon people who we're not aware that
she was in poor health, or that she
had been subject for some time to sink
ing spells having a very weak heart.
The Petits came to Langdon about two
years ago at which time in addition to
working as a painter Mr.. Petit opened "a
restaurant, of which his wife took
charge. Since then his business as a
painter and paper hanger has grown con-
siderably. The remains we're taken on
yesterdays afternoon train to the home
of the deceased's family in Minnesota for
interment.
Many Langdon and old Cavalier county
friends of Mrs. Richie B. Doherty, edit
ress of the Adams Budget will sympa-
thize with her in the death of her daugh-
ter Mrs. j. j. Mccarthy, which sad event
occurred at Thief River Falls, Mimi,
two weeks since. It is stated that some
seven weeks ago Mrs: Mccarthy gave
birth to a little son and COMPLICATIONS
setting in since her confinement caused
her death. 1t is only just about a year
ago that Mrs. Mccarthy became a bride.
She was born here in Langdon in 1888,
her father, G. B. G. Doherty, being the
publisher of the towns first paper,
the old Cavalier Co.. Courier. The body
of the daughter was given a last resting
place in the cemetery at Michigan, N
D besides that of the father who died
there seventeen years ago, having start
ed a paper at Michigan after Leaving
Langdon. Since the death of her daugh