Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-12-05

III lie
Leander Lockhart one of tho DEMO
Gratis readers over Iona way who is
highly pleased at the outcome of last
months election had business in tow
Tuesday.
Walk over to the Electric theatre or
Saturday night and see how the Walk
Over shoe is made and then walk ovel
to Schefter's Clothing house and see the
finished product.
The Langdon Light Co.'S, plant was
out of commission during the early
morning run of Tuesday owing
to the bursting of several steam pipes ir
the engine room necessitating a shut
down.
MI. and Mrs. Frank Law, who have
been spent the past year on their home
stead near Gull Lake, Sask., were dowr
from Hannah during the week Thanks
giving visitors at the home of Mr.. anc
Mrs. J.J. Souch.
The open letter of u townsman T. E
Burke anent his candidacy for the Lang
don post Office has space in this issue
It was handed in too late to insure it,
appearance last week-on the eve O
Thanksgiving Day.
Peter Reid went as far as Grand Fork.
on Mondays train with his mother
MRS. Peter Reid, ST., who was returning
to her home in Eastern Ontario after
visit here of Dearly a year with severa
members of the family.
B. E. Groom's home is having it's full
share of sickness this week. two of tn
family, a little boy and little girl hayt
been quite i'll with chicken pox ane
whooping cough, but are reported nov
as on the road to recovery.
F. w. Poppe returned Tuesday from
his trip to jamestown, having accom-
panied Sheriff Drury in looking after al
insane patient who was taken from
Osnabrock to the state asylum las
Saturday. Mr.. Pope stopped owe,
for a visit with Grand Forks friends OF
the way back.
Senator Henry Mclean, of Hannah
his daughter, Miss Annie Mclean, anc
Robert Work, county treasurer.elect
left Monday for a short holiday season
r;,;t u,&h +bo;, ro1otivoo md oJ6 e,;,1lo
at Brussels and other points in Eastern
Ontario. Their return will be early
enough to enable Senator Mclean to be
in Bismarck when the legislature meets
Attorney W. H. Hutchinson and wife
the latter q sister of Manager E. D
Stewart Of the Langdon experimental
farm, arrived on Wednesdays train from
LaMoure, N. D., to spend Thanksgiving
at the Stewart farm home. Attorney
Hutchinson is the partner of George P
Jones, who was a candidate for the de
mocratic nomination for governor at The
primary election and is better known as
Clones of Rock" Mr.. Hutchinson lef
Friday returning to LaMoure, his wife
remaining to visit awhile at the home O
her brother: Mrs. Stewart, ST., from
Fargo is also a visitor at the home o
her son this week.
Rev. Theo. A. Doughty the fnancia
agent of the North Dakota childrens
home at Fargo spent Sunday in Lang
don in the interest of the society, address
sing congregations a. the morning anc
evening services at the Presbyterian ane
Methodist churches. The receiving home
for orphan children and foundlings a
Fargo IS having an addition built onto
the original building. The cottage fol
disabled children has been moved to the
south end of the grounds some distance
to the east. For years past more play
room and Office room has been needed
Also an isolated ward for contagious dis
cases has been badly needed on severa
occasions. The new addition, requiring
an outlay of about $4,000 will provide fol
all these needed features. Rev. Doughty
is making a tour of the state appealing
to the friends of homeless children fol
financial aid to help out on this building
proposition. The state childrens hom,
at Fargo is doing a splendid work ant
has found homes for over eleven hund
red children since its organization. 1t il
understood that Rev. Doughty met will
a very generous response from Langdol
! people during his stay hsse over Sunda,