Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-06-13

George Burke, who has claimed Lang
don as his home since early boyhood and
lisa we'll known character round town re-
turned last week after a years absence
during which he has travelled over the
greater part of the Canadian Northwest.
Ray Kelly, who is now located at
Spokane, Wash, and holds a position
with a leading meat market in that city
was an arrival Friday and is making a
visit here with his father, NJ. Kelly,
and a number of his old boyhood
friends.
Tn. T. Kristjenson, demonstrators in
charge of the better farming movement
at Milton, has invested in an automobile
of the Flanders type to assist him in
looking after demonstration plots over
the east and southeastern parts of
Cavalier county.
Don't miss Langdon's Big Market
Day, Wednesday June 10Th.
Relatives at Osnabrock have received
word that Ed. Brown and Mrs. Arm
strong,are now located at Prince Rupert
B. c., and like their new location very
much. Mr.. Brown is foreman in a large
bakery there, and is also conducting a
retail bakery and confectionery.
Assistant Cashier John Weber and
bride we're arrivals Friday, having visit
ed with friends in Fargo and the Twin
Cities since their marriage on Decora-
ton Day. Until having completed ar
rangements and getting settled down to
housekeeping they are guests at the
U. G. T. hotel.
Last week J. F. Ramage sold a Ford
touring car to Nick Kartes, one of the
60 ahead young farmers out at Mt. Car
mel, who in addition to his farming in
~terests has of late built up quite a prac-
tice as a veterinary through that neigh
borhood and expects to find plenty of
travel for his Ford car this summer.
Miss LaBelle Mahon is one of the
Langdon alumni of the state "u' spend.
ing the week at the Forks and enjoying
the commencement exercises. She was
accompanied by her friend Miss Jennie
Thomas who is returning to her home
in Ohio, but enroute will visit fol
some little time with friends in Colorado
Robert White, who has been in charge
of the boot and shoe department at the
Schefter clothing house the past yea
is this week opening a repair shop of his
own in part of the remodeled store
building recently vacated by the City
Bakery. The other half of the building
will be occupied as the new Offices Of
the Burke-Aldrich agency.
j. H. Jennings, of Stilwell, who has
suffered for several months from acute
heart trouble and lately has been ir
charge of a trained nurse, was brought
into the Langdon hospital on Monday
upon the advice of his attending physi
clan. Mr.. Jennings condition is respond
ing nicely to treatment and now that he
is able to be under constant medical at
tendance satisfactory progress and i'm
provement can be looked for.
In another column will be found the
advertisement of the Langdon Elevator
Co., asking for bids for the painting anc
lettering of the elevator, The tender o.
the bidder will also include the renal.
ing of the siding. Manager Sorensor
states that when the improvements anc
repairs contemplated by the board o
of directors have been made the farmer
elevator will have a distinctive appear
ance of it's own. The color will be slat:
grey, with a band of a darker shade as
background for the lettering.
Frank E. 3. Mercer is engaged thi!
week in taking the census enumeration
of Langdon city special school distric
which although, as yet not completed
shows quite a satisfactory increase il
Langdon's school population over tn
census figures of 1911 when the tota
was Ais. The indications are that tn
1912 enumeration will show not les
than $50 children of school age residing
in the special school district of Langdo
city, The fact is one that substantial