Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-07-10

Mrs. M. N. johnson, and daughter,
Miss Florence. we're visitors in the city
Sunday. They have lately returned
from a stay of a year on the Pacific
coast to their home in this state at
Petersburg.
IN. Kitchin, who has been making a
tour of points in the states of Iowa.
Missouri and Illinois in the interest of
the Cavalier county immigration a~ssocia-
ton returned to the city yesterday after
an absence of almost three weeks.
Robert Work, as secretary of the
Langdon Farmers Elevator Co., has a
meeting of the stockholders called for
Tuesday the 22nd inst. at which time
there will occur the election of two new
members of the company's board Of
directors.
Ted. Hanson and bride were return
ing passengers Tuesday from their we'd
ding trip, which included a visit at the
home of his parents in the vicinity OF
Aberdeen, S. D. Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson
started in housekeeping at once in a
comfortably furnished suite of rooms in
the Schulke block.
G. D. Arnold, who for the past three
months has had charge of the mechani.
cal department of the Cavalier Go. Re.
publican, resigns his position and this
week moves over to Calvin, where he at
once takes over the management of the
the Times, which is owned by a stock
company of Calvin business mon.
Mrs. Ferguson and daughter, Miss
Nina, who left last Thursday for Port,
land, Ore, have been heard from as
having safely arrived after a pie asant
trip. They purpose to remain through
the summer for a visit with Mr.. and
and Mrs. Elmer Fowler, the latter a
daughter of Mrs. Ferguson. If the
country and climate out there suit they
may decide to make their home at some
point on the coast.
Miss Ethel Halcrow, of Grand Forks,
who during the summer vacation period
has been doing a useful work for the
Wesley college over the state by address
ing meetings in the interest of that in
stitution, was the principal speaker at
the service of last Sunday evening at
the Methodist church in this city.
Monday evening Miss Halcrow addressed
another large audience at the Harvey
Center church. At the college Miss
Halcrow is a teacher Of elocution and
dramatic reading.
Thursday afternoon about six o'clock
the alarm Of the fire whistle called the
department to the home of A. Matthew,
purchased last spring of A. E. Lindstrom.
they arrived to find the house filled
with smoke, caused by fire having been
found in a basket of clothes in one OF
the rooms upstairs. How it had got
started no one seems to know and it may
have been in a %smouldering condition
FOR some time before discovered. No
great amount of damage was done and
what fire there was they found to be
easily extinguished by the use of chsmi
Gals.
In a letter to Langdon friends receiv-
ed during the week Peter Reid, who
since leaving here some weeks ago to
accept a position as guard under War
den Talcott at the state p%enitentiary
at Bismarck tells of what probably
was the most unique Fourth of July
celebration held anywhere IN the
whole northwest this year. The holding
of a celebration for the inmates on the
national holiday was first established a
few years ago at the time Frank ..
Helstrom was given the appointment at
the North Dakota pen~itentlary and has
mainly featured a field day program OF
athletic sports. This year the athletic
program events we're disposed of IN the
forenoon. In the afternoon there was a
ball game between the inmates" team
and an outside club from Bismarck. On
the ball grounds there we're regular re-.
freshment booths, fruit stands and
everything that would giva a holiday
aspect to the occasion. all doing a rush.
ing business and it is stated, the convicts
we're quite liberal buyers.