Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-18

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DENTISTS Donovan Block :.
Druggist G. A. Spellman pm Tuesday
closed a deal for the purchase of the H.
l.. Francis residence property on north
Sixth street, and will move in immedl-
ately.
Mrs. Allan Pinkerton returned to the
city Tuesday from her visit OF a month
at Winnipeg with her sister, Mrs. Mont
gomery. Her neice, Miss Montgomery
is here for a short visit with her.
Miss. Myrtle Stevenson daughter of r.
+. Stevenson. east of town returned
Thursday from a visit with relatives at
Elgin, ILL.,, and Chicago where she en-
joyed the greater part of her summer
holidays,
G. A.. Spellman and wife. who have
visited their former home at Casselton
and enjoyed an auto trip to the Mime
sofa state fair during a two weeks
absence from the city returned on Mon
days passenger.
Tuesdays passenger train from the
south chit the 100 mark %again-the
first time since August Goth. The pres.
ent time schedule is about as much of a
"sure thing" as a slot machine used tc
be. Yesterday it was one hour late
agaln-as usual.
G. W. Andrews and wife, Archie
Andrews and wife accompanied by F,
+. Winter autoed over from Walhalla
on Sunday. Mr.. Winter is a brother oil
w. +. Winter, and was returning to his
Wisconsin home from an extended vlsiI
to Pacific coast points.
Judge H. E. Dorval, who owns the
north Third street cottage now occupied
by B. F., Groom and family, will move
down from the Dorval hill this winter
and live in his down town home. The
Grooms are moving this month into the
Mcmillan house on Spruce street.
A card announcing the wedding at
Vancouver, B. c., on Wednesday of next
week. the Oath inst, of Miss Emma
Leona Witzel and Mr.. James S. Shaw
was received by the DEMOCRAT on Mon.
days mail. The bride is the eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Witzel
of Mt. Carmel and for the past couple OF
years has been making her home IN
Vancouver.
Elias Fisher closed up threshing on
his farm south of town in the Iona
district last week and figures the crop a
pretty good average for this section OF
the county. His wheat struck an aver.
age of l8 bushels; barley IS bushels and
oats 81 bushels to the acre. He is this
week looking after the threshing on one
of his farms near Dresden, but does
not expect that the tale of the threshe1
will be quite such a good one.
Frank j. Stable returned on Thurs.
days train from Spillville, Ia, where he
was called recently to attend the funeral
of his mother, who although upwards
of eighty years old died quite unexpect.
eddy being up and around the home OF
her daughter, with whom she lived, al.
most to within an hour of her death.
Mr.. Stable visited while at the old home
with his brother j. e. Stable, who left
here about six years ago, Since which
time Joe has been engaged in business
at Spellville, where be is married and
has a comfortable home and a family.
This will be news to a number of j. Cns.
old time Langdon friends.
Landlord 7. B. Hankey is having the
sanitation of the U. G. T., hotel greatly
improved this fall by the putting IN of a
large septic tank at the rear of the build.
ing for the drainage of its wash room,
lavatory, bath rooms and kitchen. In the
basement a new furnace and steam heat
ing plant are being installed, while or
the first floor, in the large dining room
office and writing room the new steel
ceilings have been handsomely painted
and decorated. Mr.. and Mrs. Hankey
are spareing neither trouble or expense
to make the U.C Il. Hotel, one OF the
most popular hosteleries along the road
with the travelling public.