Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-03-07

dent Of this city arrived during the
week from Winnipeg in answer to a
telegram apprising her OF the sad
bereavement of her sister, Mrs. D. W.
Barker.
M. Rabenovltz came in on Fridays
train from Minneapolis where he has
spent most Of the time since the holiday
with his family, when he left Langdon
to attend the wedding of his eldest
daughter.
Miss Margaret O'Connor returned to
the city Saturday from Southern Min
nesota, where she was called to attend
the funeral of her brother, whose death
occurred recently at Rochester, while
under hospital treatment.
DR.. Kerr was at Edinburg and Park
River a day II two the end of the week
closing up matters of business before
his departure for the west where he is
Fourteen sets of harness single and
double new or in good repair.
to locate.
John Mahon's letter this week is
something that deals with a timely
topic and backs up the view of those
who favored the idea of building for
the future as we'll as the present when
Langdon's fine new school building was
erected during the past summer.
The Boyd & Holland woodward, which
has been owned by Mr.. Boyd since the
retirement of his partner, who left in
the early part of the winter for the
Canadian Northwest, changes hands
this week and is now owned by VIM
Bolton, agent at the Great Northern
depot.
Cashier John Sheehan, Thos. Finerty,
w. A. Mcintyre and M. Liebeler num-
bered among those from Langdon who
showed their respect for our late town
man, D. W. Barker, by going over to
Nekoma and accompanying the remains
on the trip tt Langdon for interment,
Tuesday.
Mrs, Frank Koffski and six little
children we're here Monday from Milton
to interview the county authorities in
regard to aid for their support. The
husband and father is in the county
jail serving sentence for running a blind
pig at Milton and being deprived of his
support the family are in an almost
destitute condition.
A. f. Koppin, who is leaving with his
family for their former home in Iowa
after a residence of several years in
Harvey takes a long with him a very
highly priced gift in the form of a hand
some watch charm which the ladies aid
society of Harvey Center church pre-
sented him with in recognition of the
esteem in which they held his late
wife, who was one of their most active
church workers..
Robt. Griffith was in town Tuesday
from Osnabrock, not on a political mis-
sion as some of his friends thought, but
to bill Langdon announcing an auction
sale to be held at his farm on Thursday
next week. Mr., Griffith has rented his
place for a term of years and is remov-
ing with his family to Cashmere, Wash,
where himself and family will quietly
enjoy life on a small fruit" farm. An
nouncement of the sale will be found in
another column.
\. a. Scott, while in the city Friday
from Wales closed negotiations in which
he purchases the livery stock of Geo.
e, Montgomery of hat place, and also
rents the feed barn and will take pos
session of the same next week. Mr..
Scott to the public of Wales
and vicinity that he will conduct a
general feed. livery and dray business
and s~olicits the patronage of the people.
Until the close of the Wales school he
will leave the charge of the business
IN the hands of his boys.