Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-02-01
Making a Real Estate Loan?
See or write me about it. I
can make it to please you. Pre-
payment privilege allowed.
q. P. GETCHEL, Wales, N. D.

u. +. UElCf1EL, Wales, N. ID.
Elk. Go. Comr's Henry Porter intends
to erect one of the finest garages in the
state at Walhalla next spring, we are
informed by Editor Lee of the Noun.
taineer.
Langdon members of the Shriners de-
gree of the Masonic order who attended
the big reunion held in Grand Forks
last week consisted of the follow1ng:
Hugh Mcdowell, Robert Meiklejohn, A.
o. Void, H. O. S%orenson, Robert Murie
and James MCLAUGHLIN.
A postal card from San Diego, under
date of the 18th inst: received by Lang
don friends states that Rev. Thos Dougan
and neice, Miss Tessie jackson, are en-
joying their mid-w1nter California trip
and meeting many of their North Dako-
ia friends and acquaintance who are So
journing on the Pacific coast.
Owing to the sickness of Rev. d.
Stratford Scadeng he is compelled to an
nounce the ~postponement of his lecture
On "Italia and the Pearl of the Adriatic"
which was to have been delivered at the
Methodist church tomorrow, Friday,
evening. Unless something unforeseen
occurs the lecture will be given just a
week later, on Friday evening of next
week, February 9. For the same reason
there will De no service on Thursday
evening OF this weeh, but the pastor
hopes to be able to conduct the services
as us ual on Sunday.
James Bower, who for some years past
has owned and farmed the John Robert
son place six miles north of town has an
auction sale dated for Tuesday Febru.
airy 18th, Mr.. Bowers leave here fol-
southern Iowa, where the family were 10.
Gated and engaged in farming extensive.
ly before coming here. Auctioneer Tony
Kieffer conducts the sale and the list oil
property to be disposed of includes
ten head of good horses and eight head
of cattle, principally cows, and a com
plete line of farm machinery. The sale
is to start promptly at one o'clock and
lunch will be served at noon.
The Davidson drug store at Wales. es-
tablished by Mr.. w. J. Davidson when
that town first started, has changed
hands during the week, and is now
owned by Harold Collins, who has been
back IN Langdon Inc retiring from the
management of a drug store at Antler,
N. D., last fall. Mr.. Collins is accredit-
ed with being one of the best qualified
druggist in the state and is by no mean
a stranger to the people of Wales. hav-
ing some years ago held a position there
in the drug store. Mr.. Davidson has for
some time been arranging to dispose of
| his business owing to poor health.
Miss Lois May Armstrong, aged six
teen years, and the eldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Armstrong, living eight
LilloS AOlCu, VI IOWu OIcu Ou OuuUdy
evening about half-past eight o'clock at
the Langdon hospital. Deceased and
her sister have been spending the win
ter in town attending school and her
illness, an acute attack of appendicitis,
from which she had complained of at
times during the past two years, had con
tlnued about two weeks, when last
Wednesday at the suggestion of the at
tending doctor she was removed to the
hospital. Inflammation made an opera.
ton for the removal of the appendix i'm
possible but a minor operation to drain
off the accumulation of pus that had
gathered was successfully performed
Wednesday night. The patient appear.
ed to rally after the operation, but hel
strength was at such a low ebb and the
attack of appendicitis advanced to such
a stage that no hope was held out for re.
covery, She fingered experiencing much
pain until the end to all suffering
came Sunday evening. The funeral
held Tuesday afternoon from the Pres
byterian church was quite largely at
tended by friends and neighbors of the
bereaved family.