Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-08-12

IlNe SlCh llSI 1oi SoIue lew udyS PAST
but is now improving under the eff
cient care of Nurse Kennedy.
Andrew Nodwell and Simon Thorn
son of Beaulieu brought up several
head of fine fat steers last Thursday
having sold them to Harry Bowles.
News received from VIM. Cregan
and Mrs. Campbell at Gull Lake
reports the crop outlook as excellent
and only a short time before cutting
will begin.
Mrs. Marguerite Dunn of Ottawa,
Canada, is here visiting her sister
Mrs. Chas. Culligan of Beaulieu and
Mrs. Thos. Cregan. She is accompani-
ed by her son, T. Dunn of Moosejaw.
The ball game here last Sunday
between Olga and Poplar Grove was a
good stiff game and resulted in a score
of 7 and 8 in our favor our boys had
hard scratching to get the long end OF
the score.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bartheaume of
Bottineau and Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Brasseur of Omemee and Mr.. and
Mrs. H. E. Dorval of Langdon formed
a pleasant party who spent several
days visiting their many friends here.
Painter Fred Beauchamp just COM
pleted painting the big store building
of Philip Gendreau at Walhalla, hav-
ing spent the past week at the job.
He now has several big jobs on hand
and will be kept busy for some time.
Geo. Narcotic brought in his big
separator and Ralph Placement will
have it in first class condition ready
for threshing. Ralph is a first class
separator man and can handle a ma
chine with anybody as his successful
run of last fall proves.
Tom Burke of Langdon was greet
ing his many friends here a few days
this week and at the same time keep
ing his weather eye open for a good
prospect in the insurance line. Tom
represents one of the best companies
doing business in this state and can
give you anything in the insurance
line you desire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lariviere spent
four days here visiting with their
brother Antoine. They were on their
way to their home at Ponemah,
Mimi, having spent the past month
visiting friends and relatives at Beau
champ, Sask., and other points in the
Canadian Northwest.
VIM. Gendreau tells US that Drs.
Ekern and Marsden Of Grand Forks
who are attending his little daughter
give him great hopes that they will
save the sight of the eye that was so
severely injured by a particle of metal
from an exploded cap some time ago;
but it will be several months before
she will be able to use it.
Mrs. Noel Robillard just returned
from an extended visit at Tarsus,
Bottineau and other points in the
western part of the state. She met
with quite a serious accident while
travelling in an auto when passing
over a broken ~culvert. She was
thrown forward striking her head and
nose. The shock was considerable but
she is feeling much better and will
soon be all right again.
Yesterday about 2 o'clock p. m.
the barn and sheds attached, of Peter
Carriveau, 2 miles northeast of Olga
burned to the ground, together with
about 80 tons of hay, which was
stacked in the yard adjoining. The
boys had just finished unloading two
loads of hay when the fire started ir
some loose hay neal the building.
Mrs. Carriveau states that the only
way the fire could have started is
from a cigarette carelessly thrown
down by one of the boys. Three horses
that were in the barn were with con.
siderable difficulty gotten out, also al
the harness and a few other thing:
, were saved. A large grain elevate,
!, which had been set near the barn il
the shade could not be removed ant
r burned with the building. Nothing
, could be done to save anything else a:
the fire was all over the building il
a few minutes. The loss with be con,
siderably over a thousand dollars will
no insurance. This is the second BARI
burned from probably the same caus,
within a few days and the building
were only about 200 yards apart.
Last week James Cregan had tn,
e misfortune to lose his big barn b,
. fire. 1t appears that he had just re
tired but his mother was still up ant
r hearing a knock at the door called he
son, James, who went down and open
t ed the door and found nobody Their
but noticed the fire at the barn by
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