Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-12-04

Soo' Why pElCoS are tremendous
bargains at Prices Zero Sale.
The latest in fruit sandwiches and
fern Japanese baskets at Spellman's.
You'll do we'll to see what Schefter
has got before you buy your overshoes.
Schofter handles the famous Star
brand overshoes, a pure gum product
second to none.
Christmas stickers, gummed Xmas
ribbons, cards and tree decorations at
the Corner Drug Store.
Christmas postal cards at Ober's
variety store. A new selection of 5000
cards at one cent each just received.
Miss Pearl Liebeler returned on Tues
days train from a visit of a week with
her sister, Mrs. VIM. Eaart Dudley, at
dakota.
That beautiful French doll shown in
our window will be given away Christ
mas Eve. Ask US about it. The Corner
Drug Store.
ID. Fl. Mcmillan is here from Mime
apolis looking after his business interests
being among the arrivals of Thanks
giving week.
Frank Green ST., and wife took yester-
days moor train for Spencer Iowa, where
the family lived before removing to
Langdon several years ago. They will
remain at Spencer until spfing visiting
old friends,
w. j.. Giles, who recently held an
auction sale at his farm west of Lang
don, left with his family on Mondays
train for their former home in Iowa,
where he has accepted a remuneratlve
government position.
T.. T. kopriva is expecting to leave
during the week for a visit with his two
sons and eldest daughter, Miss Florence,
who are in business in eastern Montana.
Mr.. kopriva expects to return to his
Langdon home before the season of holl-
day festivities arrives.
The social circle of the Presbyterian
church will meet with Mrs. Hankey
next Tuesday afternoon. All ladies of
Langdon and vicinity are cordially in
vited to attend. At SIX o'clock a fifty
cent supper will be served, the proceeds
to go to the Guild. Gentlemen are
cordially invited.
The ladies guild at its annual
business meeting held yesterday after
noon named the following as its officers
for the ensuing year; President, Mrs.
j. D. Milne; LIST vice president, Mrs
Robt. Work; End vice president, Mrs.
Tillie McGruer; secretary, Mrs. G.
Crimson, treasurer, Miss Nettie Prinyer,
Rev, j. b. Monroe, one of the pioneer
pastors of the Langdon M. +. church
about twenty years ago 1t is learned
died last week at his present home in
the state of Washington. He leaves a
widow and grown sons and daughters.
The family moved to the coast some
years ago owing to MI. Monroe's failing
health.
Monday evening Of next week, De-
cember 9Th, a box social gotten up by
the Presbyterian church ladies of this
city will be held at the N. G. Crockett
farm home a few miles north of town.
The plans for the evening include sew
eral auto loads of Langdon young folks
if the weather is fine and a jolly even
ing of the old fashioned kind is expect
ed.
Nekoma post office, the term of the
present incumbent having about expired
is to be filled by the appointment of the
successful competitor in a U. S. civil
service examination, to be held at Ne
koma on Saturday; January 18th under
the usual conditions required for fourth
class offices. During the past fiscal
year the post office at Nekoma paid a
salary of $40.
LILO again Ills Wooh duuo
to its regular number of pages a supple
ment, containing the double page adver-
tisement of the Boyd department store,
which is putting on IN immense clear
ance sale to run through the holiday
season. Merchants in Langdon and
elsewhere over the state are finding
themselves largely overstocked with
seasonable winter goods this fall owing
to the long continued fine weather. and
it is certainly working to the advantage
of the buyer of bargains.
The concert to be given on Tuesday
evening of next week, December 7th, by
Christian Hansen, the Scandinavian
violinist, and called most appropriately
"the modern Ole Bull" bids fair to be a
treat indeed for the people of Langdon
and vicinity. Christian Hansen has for
many years given what are termed zone
man; one instrument concerts" delight
ing bis hearers everywhere. But this