Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-09-17

at the Schulke Department Store,
Thu. Fri. and Sat. this week.
Miss Allison Stewart of Sarles has
accepted a position as stenographer
and typewriter with the First Nation
al Bank during the past week.
Liveryman Robert Allison was at
Easily on Saturday, returning with his
auto, which had to undergo repairs
the result of a break down while on a
trip Friday evening.
Misses Vina Smith and M. E. Gun
ther, nurses at the Langdon hospital,
which has closed this week left Tues
day for their respective homes in
Fargo and Minneapolis.
J. w. Pomeroy is here to spend the
week with his family. He now halls
from Denver and may decide to take
Mrs. Pomeroy and the children south
to spend the winter.
Sheriff Kelland and T. B. Hankey
left on yesterdays train for Bismarck
taking with them one of the inmates
of the county Jail sentenced in district
court last week to serve a term in the
state p~enitentiary.
Miss Ruth Mahon, second daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Mahon, left
Thursday for Oberlin, Ohio, where
she will take up the study Of music
for a couple of years. Miss Ruth was
one of the ID class of the Langdon
high school.
Sam Kelland and wife, who are
here this fall from Vancouver, B. c.,
visiting old Cavalier county friends
are reported as having abandoned the
idea of going to their old home in
England at this time, owing to the
general unsettled condition of things
across the ocean.
August Schnecke, prescription
clerk at the Close & Co. drug store
for a year past, left Monday for Bis
marck where he %re-enters the employ
of a firm where he worked before
coming to Langdon. The new location
has the advantage of being near his
home on the Missouri slope.
Rev. Jabez Shingler, who has been
assisting Pastor Jas. Opie in conduct
ing M. E. church work on the Lang
don field, leaves during the coming
week for Evanston, ILL.,, where he
%re-enters the university after spend
ing a year here. He will preach for
the last time before going away at
the service held in the Langdon
church Sunday evening.
The Monday issue of the Grand
Forks Herald contained an item tel
ling of the death on Sunday evening
at 30 O'Clock at the home of N. G..
Benner, of Miss Beatrice McKinnon,
the sixteen year old daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. A. Mckinnon of Calvin,
who about a week previous had been
taken there to undergo an operation
for stomach trouble. The patient
failed to rally from the shock of the
operation, and the remains were taken
to Calvin by the bereaved parents on
Monday followed by a funeral held
Tuesday afternoon, which was attend
ed by several of the sympathizing
friends of the family from L~angdon.
The Electric Theatre
that it will give two free shows next
week, on Tuesday and Wednesday,
the 22nd and 23rd, open to everyone.
All the regular patrons are urged to
be there on one of those nights to
enjoy the treat, and all those who
don't attend regularly are also re-
quested to come and see a dandy good
picture. The program will be the
first installment of ''The Adventures
of kathlyn, a thrilling wild animal
feature in three parts. This picture
set the whole country talking and the
management is fortunate in being
able to show it at this time. AS both
the usual shows will be given each
night everyone in town will have a
chance or either the first or second
night to enjoy a real treat.
The going away from Langdon yes
terday of Mrs. John Lee was the oc-
caslon Of a party given Tuesday by a
number OF old friends and neighbors
at the home Mrs. M. j. Horgan.
where quite a number gathered and a
pleasant afternoon spent by many who
Joined in wishing Mrs. Lee and he1
family a happy and prosperous future
at their new home on the Missouri
slope at Carson, N. D. Before the
guests dispersed Mrs. Horgan served
a light luncheon, following which
Mrs. Koehmstedt, in behalf of St.
Mary's court of the W. C. O. F.,
presented Mrs. Lee with a beautiful
leather purse. Mr.. Lee, their daugh.
ter, Miss Loretta, and one of the
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