Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-05-07

Dr.. Tom Smith is considering selling
his range and almond land in Cali
fornia. He has received an excellent
offer on it and while the project he is in
has a fine future be believes in cleaning
up when a good opportunity affords.
The seats were changed in the high
school Friday for the last six weeks. The
students we're seated according to de-
pertinent and when each one was in his
new seat it was found that the most
astonishing things had happened.
The hearing in the case of Phil Thi-
beau, on a common nuisance charge,
when called before Justice McNab was
transferred upon a change of venue to
the court of Justice Power, the case
being granted a further continuance IN.
til Monday, the 18th inst, upon motion
of defendants counsel.
Friday of next week the 18th inst, is
the first day for the filing OF petitions of
candidates for office on the county and
Legislative ticket. The time for the fling
OF these petitions expires on Monday the
25th at 400 o'clock, p. NJ, but candidates
to insure their petitions reaching the
office Of County Auditor Hamilton in due
time should endeavor to have them
arrive on Saturday, the 23rd.
T. p. Burke is one of the DEMOCRATS
new advertisers this week. This spring
Mr.. Burke is making a more extended
campaign over the county after the fire,
hail and tornado business. Mr.. Burke
has been Langdon's insurance man for
the past twenty years. Has the agency
some of the best old line companies
doing business in the state and sells only
that insures.
Tonight there is a senior pianoforte
recital given by Miss Ella Bleakley of
Langdon and Miss Myrtle Ellenson, of
who are this spring of the senior |
class of the Wesley college conservatory
of music. During their study there of
the past few years both young ladies
have shown themselves to be accomplish
cd musicians. Miss Ella Bleakley is the
second daughter of Abstracter F. W
Bleakley of this city.
DR.. Hughes has formed a permanent
partnership with DR.. Tom Smith and
hereafter DR.. Smith will be in Langdou
all the time,as for the past two years.
Instead of DR., Hughes spending more
han half OF his time out OF town he will
here a greater part of the time and if
business j~ustities it he will spend all of
ais time in the city. We are glad that
Dr.. Hughes is permanent fixture with
With US as he has proven himself very
in his work and is an exception
lily we'll liked young man.
John L. Duffy, one of the pioneers of
his state and we'll known to many older
esidents of Langdon, died Wednesday
morning of last week at Grand Forks.
He had been ill for the past eight years
With erysipelas. Deceased was seventy
ears old and first located at Grafton in
881 when he engaged it the insurance
BUSINESS. He established the Grafton
Herald in 1882, which later was merged
With the News and Times. Under the
cleveland administration he was
ppointed deputy collector of customs at
.alhalla where later he engaged in the
rug business. He left that place about
line years ago for Oklahoma for his
lealth where he remained several years
fter which he returned to North Dako.
a. He was deputy oil inspector two
ears under the Burke administration
nd also served as secretary of the demo.
ratio state central committee. A sister
Tho resides in New York state, survives
im.