Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-03-05
DrS. Smith,, Hughes
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Miss Helen Sanford, stenographer to
States Attorney Crimson, took Mon
days train for Grand Forks, where the
two weeks.
A. Sparkling and Jas. MCLAUGHLIN are
among the Langdon auto dealers who
are taking in the 100000 display of new
1914 model cars to be seen at the big
show being held in Grand Forks this
week.
Revs. Jas. Opie and J.. Shingler, re-
presenting the Methodist churches of
Langdon and vicinity are at Park River
in attendance at the monthly sub-dis-
trictlmeeting of the churches on the
Lairmore and Hannah branch.
Mrs. Anne O'Brien aud daughter, Miss
Jessie, were passengers south on Tues,
day, the former going to Williston to
the home of Banker Hayes, where there
is a sick grand daughter to be nursed
Miss O'Brien will be a visitor for a
couple of weeks with her sister, Mrs
Brosnahan at Winnipeg.
DR.. A. F. Elliott, the district state
veterinarian was here Friday from Mil.
ton to inspect a car load of horses and
live stock shipped in here from Illinois
by Geo. M. Patterson who is this spring
moving onto the Jesse D. Stanton farm
in Perry township, which he purchased
last fall from the Cavalier County I'm,
migration Association,
This week owing lack of space the
DEMOCRAT is compelled to hold ove1
until its neXt issue an article from the
pen of j. S. Gogin, of Osnabrock, which
bears the title of 1.-The Diseases of a
Nation" 1t is one Of a series that Mr.
Gogin is contributing to the press OF
the state in which he discusses from
the farmer stand point economic prob.
lens relative to national affairs. The
articles may also be taken to endorse
views he would champion to the house
of representatives at Washington should
the outcome of his congressional candi.
dacy result in his election.
James Gordon has an auction sale on
Friday, March 18th on his farm nine
miles north of Langdon and four miles
south of Mt. Carmel. The sale is q big
one which includes a complete and ex
ceptionally fine line of horses cattle and
machinery. The Gordon farm, one OF
the best equipped in the vicinity Of
Langdon, has been leased for a term Of
years and it is understood that Mr.
Gordon who is retiring from active farm
ing will spend most of the coming sum
mer in looking after property invest
ments he holds in Western Canada
The sale will be conducted by Auction
eer Kietfer.
The Scott memorial association
founded at Walhalla within the past
year for the purpose of permanently
marking the graves of the early day
missionaries of northern North Dakota
has issued a statement showing VIVA,
has been done during the year 1913
During the summer the directors had
the three lots that lie together ana are
occupied by the bodies Of Terry, 1852:
Spencer and Barnard, 1858; Goldie, 1901,
Scott 1894 and 1912, terraced and leveled
with a substantial concrete wall built
around them, also division walls built to
mark the separate lots n the whole
seeded to grass. This places the plot in
excellent shape. The tomb stones
which at present mark the Individual
graves will remain, but a monument to
cost $500 is to be placed in the center OF
the plot. OF the sum of 1924. 70 already
contributed $lO4 .84 has been so far
expended, leaving a balance on hand OF
1896. Further contributions are asked
so as to enable the unwilling ceremony
to occur on June 23rd. or as near this
anniversary date as possible. i n aF.&'rSE