Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-08-14

Hawkins hardware store sells cut
nails at s1.50 per 100 pounds.
D. E. Docksteader was in town Satur.
day from his hotel across the line at
Mowbray, Man.
The smoke stack of the Langdon
Light plant has been reprinted and un-
dergoing a line of repairs this week.
Your family is provided for if you
carry a policy in the New York Life.
Talk with L. A. Weed, Hannah, N. D.
Mrs. S. T. Scott and younger son we're
visitors during the week from Lawton,
stopping at the G. E. Johnston home dur
ing their stay in Langdon.
Wednesday of last week, the 9Th inst,
is announced as being the date of the
arrival of a little son at the home of A.
w. Toews of Moscow township.
DR.. E. L. Donovan has during the
week become the purchaser Of a Buick
touring car of the newest type, replacing
the automobile of the same make he has
run the past three seasons.
Fred Watschke, of the hardware de-
partment of the Cavalier Co. Implement
Co., place of business in this city took
Mondays train on a business trip of a
few days to Grand Forks and Fargo.
D. H. Mcmillan went north to Han
nah last Thursday to attend the funeral
of his nephew Archie j. Mcmillan. Mr..
Mcmillan will remain here some time
looking after his crop interests over the
county before returning to Minneapolis.
The ladies aid of the Methodist
church wish to express their apprecia-
ton of the help rendered and tho con
tribuetions of food stuffs on the &C.
caslon of the county fair. Hearty
thanks rendered to all who helped. Any
dishes not returned will be found
in the basement of the church.
Rev. W. E. Dudley occupied the
pupilt of the Methodist church Sunday
evening. He came here from Lakota to
hold services at Iona. but was deferred
in making the trip to that appointment
by the rain. Mr.. Dudley states that
the new arrival at his home in Lakota
last week was baby boy and not a
little daughter as reported last week.
John and Charles Dunford, two sons
Of Thos. Dunford of Harvey Center, left
yesterday by way of Mowbary, Man, for
the Gull Lake region of Saskatchewan,
where the former has a homestead and
the latter expects to make a filing.
Fred Dunford, the oldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Thos. Dunford has been farm
ing over there for the past couple OF
years.
Anthony Backus of Richmond, Mimi.
arrived during the week to accept the
position of book keeper in the Cavalier
Co., National Bank, which was recently
vacated by Fred Tembreull, who left
here for southern California. Mr.
Bankus comes here to take a position in
a Langdon bank with the best of re.
Communications and is a former student
and graduate of st. Johns university, at
C%ollegeville, MINI.
Rev. Hibbrad has left during the week
for Fargo and for a period of three
weeks will take a vacation along with
Mrs. Hubbard and the children who are
already there, the family expecting to
return here about September LIST. In
the meantime the services of the Pres.
byterian church will be looked after by
the assistant pastor, Rev. Moore, who
has been engaged in helping Rev. Hib.
bard in looking after the Langdon field
during the summer.
Gene Secord and Joe Costello, the
two speedy Grand Forks boys who won
the money in the motor cycle races at the
fair last week. left here Friday on their
machines, Costello intending to spend
the balance of the month in a visit with
friends and relatives at Milton. Secord
rode through to the Forks. negotiating
the lis miles in 2:45. He stated that
the roads at places we're so good that
he was able to speed along at the rate
of fifty miles an hour.
The Langdon dental offices of Drs.
Smith, Huhges and Haseltine have this
week added to their splendid equipment
a new stock cabinet, operating chair,
with fountain cuspidore attachment,
work bench, an electric engine and
lathe and Office desk with typewriter and
stand, the additional fixtures are all of
mahogany finish and match with the
furnishings of the office, bringing it
strictly up to date and one of the best
to be found anywhere in the state.
The services of Sunday this week IN
the Methodist church will be of a
special character. 1t has been the
custom for years past for the church to