Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-03-13

w. H. Speckmann, a former Langdon
old timer, now for a number of years
past engaged in the hotel business at
Dresden greeted a number of friends
while here Tuesday on a business
mission.
Mrs. G. H. Johnston made a visit
Tuesday with her Langdon friends COM
ing down from Wales to attend the
meeting of the woman's club, held at
the home of Mrs. Harlan, who is the
clubs president.
Miss Mary Taylor, who has been here
on a visit for a year past at the home of
her uncle, James Walker OF this city,
left Tuesday for her home at Perth,
Ont, called there by a message stating
that her father was quite seriously ill.
Mrs. A. S. Darling, who came here
from Nassen, Mont, to attend the
Darling-Roney wedding of last week re-
turned to her home Monday after a short
visit at the @. S Hunter home. Mrs.
Darling was some few years ago one of
the teachers of the Langdon public
schools.
Walter A. Barker, who has been here
since the beginning OF the winter with
Mrs.D W. Barker left Tuesday for his
farm in Saskatchewan, where he expects
to crop about 400 acres this season in
the Goose river region. 1t is likely that
Mrs. Barker will spend a part of the
summer there with him.
Work has been going ahead the past
week i in lowering by excavation the base
.ment of St. Alphonsus church. It is
hoped by installing a proper system of
drainage that the work now being done
will do away with the accumulation Of
water that has damaged the property
and been a source Of continual incon-
venience in years past. Later it is pro.
posed to finish the basement and fit
it up into several rooms suitable and
much needed in connection with the
church work, social and otherwise.
Langdon people were particularly we'll
pleased on Monday when a telegram
was received by Deputy County Trea-
surer Thomas Sheehan from Bismarck
notifying him Of his appointment to the
commissionership of state hail insurance
the work in connection with which has
heretofore been taken care of by the
Office of commissioner of agriculture and
labor. 1t is greatly to be regretted how
ever that the acceptance OF the appoint
tment will necessitate the early remov-
al of the Sheehan family from Langdon
to Bismarck. The job is stated as carry
ing with it a salary of $500 a year.
The farm home of Go. Surveyor M. NJ.
Darling in Harvey township was the
scene of quite a pretty wedding on We'd
nesday of last week, the 9Th inst, when
their neice, Miss Vessie Amelia Darling
became the bride of Thomas Alexander
Roney, son of MI. and Mrs. Alex. Roney,
we'll known residents If the vicinity of
Langdon, Rev. f. j. Hibbard, pastor of
the Presbyterian church read the service
which united the couple in wedlock.
The bride was attired in a gown Of
white chiffon over white silk and carried
an arm bouquet of tulips and roses. The
couple were attended by Miss Ethel
Roney, a sister of the groom, and Ken
meth Darling a cousin of the bride. Miss
Claribell Darling played the wedding
march which preceded the plighting of
their troth. The ceremony was followed
by a sumptuously spread wedding din
ner, places being set for about twenty-five
of the relatives of the bride and groom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roney left on the following
day for their home in Saskatchewan.
where the groom has extensive farming
and other business interests.