Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-02-26

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Co., at Wales was a business visitor here
yesterday.
"Buzz'Dixon. of the State Bank Of
Hanna, was a business visitor in the
city Tuesday between trains.
A baby girl arrived on Monday of last
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. God
fried Stanley, who lives near .Alsen.
W. 0. O'Reilly the elevator man is the
proud father OF a young son, a regula-
ton ten FOUNDER born Friday at the
Langdon hospital.
H. q. Waldron was here :for an over
Sunday visit with his family from
Valley City and look after his
Electric theatre property.
Mrs. w. A. Mcintyre returned Satur-
day from Red Lake Falls, Mimi,
accompanied by her sister, Miss Mildred
Fletcher, who remains for a weeks visit.
Mrs. II. B. Hankey returned to the
city on Saturdays train from a visit of
several weeks at the home of her mother
in M innesota, during the %latter's severe
illness
Alex. Mcmillan, who has held a posi-
ton at Hannah whit Cavalier County
Implement Co., at Hannah for a year
past, was transactlng business in Lang
don on Monday.
Butcher Henry Windemuth made an
other carload shipment OF Cavalier
county cattle on Saturdays through
stock train from points on this branch
line to the South st. Paul market.
Langdon doctors have had numerous
professional calls to Osnabrock and
Milton during the week owing to Drs
Gibson and Gustuson being in Grand
Forks in attendance at the Holum
murder trial as witnesses.
On another page the Boyd depart
ment store u its early spring
showing of new stock in all lines of
ladies and gents wearing apparel.
Special attention is called to bargains
quoted for Saturday March 7th in the
latest new styles at the lowest new goods
prices,
H. G. Waldron accompanied by Mrs.
Waldron and family left yesterday bid
ding good bye to their many Langdon
friends for their new home in Valley
City, where Mr., Waldron is starting in
with quite a hattering line of business
for his high class moving picture show
in the Grand theatre which he opened
up about a month ago,
Miss Cecilia Doherty, daughter Of
Mrs. c. B. &. Doherty, editress OF the
Budget, Is a candidate for postmaster
at Adams. AS Miss Doherty was one OF
the first girls born IN Langdon, her
father being the founder Of the first
paper printed III the town, the outcome
Of her aspirations for the Adams p. O.
is awaited with interest by Langdon
old timers, who remember the Doherty
family.
Conrad Delyo. whose farm is in Perry
township, six miles south OF Langdon
has an auction sale advertised to be
held at his place on Thursday, March
18th, Mr.. Delyo is not leaving the
country, but has rented his land ,!will re-
tire from active farming for awhile and
intends to enjoy life here in Langdon.
The sale will be conducted by Auc-
%tloneer Wienecke and commences at
one o'clock p. NJ, with a hot lunch for
everybody served at noon.
Saturday afternoon between three and
four o'clock the two story log house on
the Anton OVERLY farm about two miles
south OF Homen was discovered to be on
fire. Black smoke was seen by neigh
bors two miles away, but the whole
building vas a mas of seething flames
before any one arrived. 1t was occupied
at the time by two men engaged in cut
ting wood on the place. They had left
the house after eating their dinner and
the fire is thought to have started from
the stove pipes becoming overheated.
During the past week friends in Lang
don have received the news by letter
announcing the marriage in Chicago or
Saturday, the l4th inst, St. Valentines
Day of Mrs. Tillie McGruer and Mr..
D. G. Mcdonald. The past two weeks,
although no actual date had been
obtained the occurrence of this happy
affair had been anticipated by friends
who now join in extending sincere we'll
wishes to Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonald for a
long and happy married life. They
left Chicago for a trip south expecting
to reach Langdon not earlier than the
middle OF March.
The mission services that have been
in progress during the week at St. AL.
phonsus church, conducted by two
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