Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-06-05

Miss Swinburn, teacher of English in
the high school, left Saturday for her
home in St. Paul, where she will spend
the vacation period, returning at the
opening of the fall term to fill the same
position in the schools for another year.
Miss Margaret M. Newton, teacher of
music and drawing of the city schools
the past year, left Monday for her home
at Fargo. She will open the fall term IN
September at Bemidji, Mimi, where she
has accepted a similar position for the
school year of 1914.
Mrs. Goodman was here from Milton
last week to attend the commencement
exercises of the class of 1913 of the high
school, her daughter, Miss Jonas. Good
man, being the valedictorian of the class.
Mrs. Goodman was a guest at States At
torney Grimson's home during her stay
in the city.
George ellis, we'll known as an old
pioneer of Cavalier and Pembina coun-
ties, having located in the Mona settle
ment back in the early sos is here from
Battleford, Sask., making a visit among
old friends, 1t is about seven years ago
since he removed to Western Canada.
He will make a trip through Montana
before returning to Battleford.
Nj. BOSNIAN. who left Wales a few
years ago to engage in the farm
machinery business at Gull Lake, Sask.:
is making a visit with friends here and
at Mt. Carmel this week. Mrs. BOSNIAN
is here with her husband, who is not in
the best of health and may go to
Rochester, Mimi, to receive hospital
treatment before returning west.
George Baker, a young man who had
been working for Mike Gellner through
the spring season. is reported as likely to
lose his reason as the result of a kick
which he received from a horse a short
time ago, AT the time it happened he
was brought to Langdon and placed in
the hospital and as far as surgical skill
goes was given satisfactory treatment,
but it is expected he will have to be
sent to a private sanitarium for the mon
tai trouble which has since developed.
People with ideas can turn them to
good account this week. Any ideas for
the betterment of the program or SER
vice at the Electric, which can be used
and are accepted, will be paid for by a
free pass to all shows, good for thirty
days, the pass being good for two people.
Suggestions should be plainly written
out and handed to the doorkeeper,
signed. They should have reference to
the subjects to be shown, the ram
ment of the program, the
ments, equipment or anything bearing
upon the pleasure and comfort of the
patrons.
NJ. L. Myers. who retires from the
principalship of Langdon's high school
after four years of highly creditable
work, bid good bye to quite a crowd of
friends, who regret that he will not re-
turn here, when he took the train Mon
day for his home in Chicago. 1t is
understood he will enter iuto a business
partnership with his brother, who is a
contractor and builder in Chicago. All
who have watched the work of our
schools the past few years join US in
wishing Professor Myers the success he
so fully deserves and that he may rapid
ly make his ''pile."
Alex. Simmons of Winnipeg, Man.,
president of the Stewart Sheaf Loader
Co., was a visitor here on Monday, with
Alex. Morrison, of Bathgate, who is the
agent of the company for Pembina and
Cavalier counties. They have a ma
chine which will reduce the number of
teams needed for haying and harvest
time, as it will put on a load of hay,
from cocks or windroes, or a shock OF
wheat or other grain, in one and a half
minutes. Such a machine on the farm
is a valuable asset that will not be over
looked by. the farmers when it is shown
them. Arrangements have now been
made so that it can be imported with
only reasonable duty charges, as the
! loader is made in Winnipeg.