Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-22

Hunter & Stevenson, make their
spring announcement to the farm
machinery trade of Langdon and
vicinity in a new display ad on the right
hand top corner of the eighth page this
week.
Fred Schroeder and brother were
here Tuesday from their farm near
Osnabrock On their way to the western
part of the county where they will make
a few days visit among old neighbors
and friends.
Stranger & MCLAUGHLIN, who are this
season handling exclusively the Buck
and Maxwell lines of automobiles in this
county have a new advertisement this
week which tells something of the 1912
improvements in the line of cars they
hold the Cavalier county agency for.
Landlord L. B. Hankey, of the U. CT.
hotel is having a system of gas lighting
installed in the office, dining room, writ
ing room and kitchin of his popular hos
telry this week. The work is being done
by Messrs Plummer & McNiven and will
include all the rooms in the basement
and on the first floor.
The Cavalier county delegation of re-
publicans who %journeyed to Grand
Forks on Mondays train to boom the
candidacy of Roosevelt for the presi.
dency composed the following. Sena-
tor Henry Mclean and Hon. S. j.. A.
Boyd; of Hannah; Senator Plain. Hon,
Ole T. Axvig and Finlay A. Mcdonald,
of Milton; W.. F. Winter, John Nc
Gauvran. Jos. Power and Peter Reid of
this city.
A news item in the Devils Lake papers
during the week shows that printing
offices of the newspapers of that town
have established a branch to the inter
national typographical union. Victor
Boyer, who is at the head.of the local
organization was years ago an employee
of the Courier Democrat, and is a son
of Prof. f. A. Boyer, teacher of the Mt.
Carmel school up to a few months ago.
The Sights Stock Co., open up a
three night engagement at the Lang
don Opera House on Monday evening of
next week, the 26th inst, at which time
they will present their leading comedy
production, entitled, "What Happened
to Smith," Between acts the members
of the company introduce five specialties
which will do away with the long ted
ious waits and keeps the audience con-
tinuously entertained from the time
the curtain goes up on the first
act to the end of the performance. The
Sight Stock Co., have a fine line Of press
notices from the papers of towns over
the state, where they have appeared
while making their winter tour of the
Northwest. Prices Zoe, 35c, SOC and IS
cents. Seats are on sale at the H. d.
Close g. Co., drug store.
On Tuesday of next week, the 9th
inst, Auctioneer Tony Kieffer holds a
sale at the M. L. Sullivan farm, south of
town that is a shade the biggest auction
sale to be held in Cavalier county this
season. Mr.. Sullivan, owing mainly to
his accident of a year and a half ago,
the injuries which he received at that
time being of a permanent nature, has
decided to retire and close out his
farming and other active business
interests. The auction sale next Tues
day is being held for the purpose of dis
posing of all of his large and complete
farming outfit, which include thirty-ive
head of work horses and mares; twenty
five head of cattle, in which is included
a herd of twelve pure bred Aberdeen
Polled cattle; a flock of two hundred
sheep; %thirty-five hogs and a full and
complete line of farm machinery includ-
ing five binders and two threshing out
fits. The sale starts at ten o'clock and
a lunch will be served at noon. The sale
is one that buyers will travel miles to at
tend and will keep Auctioneer Kieffer
busy as long as there is any daylight.