Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-12-16
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the Woodlman hall at Calvin.
A new lighting system is being
installed in the public schools at
Sarles.
Cliff Cowden and family who left
Sarles last spring to locate in Indiana
are returning to make Sarles their
home.
The new U. S. official at Walhalla
is w. j. McVey, who succeeds Collec-
tor 7. C. Miller, recently being given
promotion.
Napoleon Tetrault returns to his
Elm Point farm from Walhalla having
disposed of his auto garage and other
interests to Henry Porter.
Doc. Elliott, the Milton "vet'' has
been called to Grandin, N. D., by the
critical illness of his mother, who has
reached quite an advanced age.
Sarles has a weather prophet who
says look out for a big storm, the
worst of the whole winter, due to ar
rive here about Christmas.
Canadian horse buyers are active at
Sarles. They are shipping to points
in the Canadian northwest, where
there is reported to be a good market.
New Years's eve is set as the date
for a big event at Milton when quite
an elaborate mask ball will be given
by the Odd Fellows lodge.
The U. S. customs office along the
boundary line at Mowbray, N. D., has
been re.established recently, Roland
King of Pembina, having been given
the appointment as collector.
John Bliven, the Grand Forks
policeman, who was shot and serious
ly injured by burglars in the past
week, is claimed as having been one
Of Millions early day residents.
The schools in the Soper district of
Osnabrock township have sent to the
North Dakota childrens home socie ty
at Fargo a Christmas offering of over
So. 90 the past week.
Rev. Horn, who has recently be-
come the pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Calvin, last week officiated
at the burial of his infant daughter,
whose birth occurred the preceding day.
Hannah Odd Fellows last Friday
evening gave the first of a series of
dances which the lodge has planned
for the entertainment Of members and
their friends through the winter sea-
son.
Among the twenty odd applicants
granted papers of full U. S. citizen
ship by Judge Kneeshaw here in dis
trict court last week two we'll known
Hannah residents. James Byers and
Robert Hannah.
Walhalla authorities after a three
month trial have given up as a failure
their attempt to run things without a
town marshal. George Campbell was
given the appointment to wear the
star.
The Mountaineer reports that Wal
halia and vicinity is being visited
with an epidemic of sickness and
death among horses that is battling
skill. Last week the state veterinary
was called in.
The Sarles Advocate is getting out
a monster Christmas edition this week
and it is expected to take about twen-
ty pages to supply the demands for
advertising space by the bunch of
trade hustlers of that town.
Osnabrock's automobile trade con-
tinues to be good despite the arrival
of the mid-winter season. E. j.
Moen unloaded a car load of Dodge
autoes to customers of the Brock and
immediate vicinity last week.
Mueller Bros. have dissolved part
nership in the dray line and feed mill
business at Nekoma. The interest of
Frank Mueller has been bought out
by William Herriot, who has as a
| partner Ralph Mueller.
Rura! schools throughout the county
are this week holding semi-annual
eighth grade final examinations for
pupils completing the common school
course of study. The examinations
are being held today and tomorrow,
Friday.
Nels B. Arveson, formerly of Osna-
brock with the Ct. Western Bank and
now holding a similar position at Car
barry, in Bottineau county, is also
furnishing Carbary news in a page of
Editor Rishoff's paper, the Bottineau
Courant, each week.
S. A. Wroolie and family have left
| Milton, their home for the past seven.
teen years to locate at Sacramento,
Cal. Mr.. Wroolie has been a leading
merchant of the town during his many
years residence in Milton and the fail