Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-04-29
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

P. S. Schwartz, the Dresden con-
tractor and builder, was hele as a
business visitor for a short time on
Monday.
Mrs. Geo. II. Johnston was a Wales
visitor at the home of the G. +.
Johnston family in this city a day or
two the first part of the week.
Gus Wendt and Frank LaRocque,
Fremont township residents from near
Walhalla, were doing business at the
court house while in the city Friday.
Joseph Field, Of Stilwell, was one
of the few fortunate mes who hauled
a load of wheat to town on Monday
and marketed it at the top price of
81. so a bushel.
Louis Bimler was a passenger on
Mondays train to Battle Creek,
Mich, where he will take a special
course in piano tuning and repairing
during a stay of a few weeks.
The c.. Orion harness shop is an
other of the Third street business
properties undergoing improvement
this spring. The store front is being
given an extensive line of repairs.
Manager r. I. Burke of the Lang
don Telephone Co., is issuing a new
directory this spring, which is expect
ed to be in the hands Of the com-
pany's subscribers about May 18th.
A post office change to occur during
the past week in Cavalier county vas
the appointment handed down from
Washington, D. c., which named Miss
M. Ems as the new post mistress at
Munich.
Query: Well, what about that base
ball team? Those who thought the
outlook wasn't good for a team this
year ought to be ready to change their
minds since the fine spring rains of
the past week.
What Langdon people have been
watching for signs of these many
years past has really begun to happen
this week. Work started yesterday
on the excavation for the basement
of Langdon's new depot.
Miss Clara Fischer, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fischer, of Mt.
Carmel, took Mondays train for San
born, N. D., where she will spend
some time this summer visiting with
her sister, Mrs. George Stroh.
Rev. Drew was here Monday from
Lakota to conduct services at the
Episcopal church. Hereafter he eX-
poets to make his visits to Langdon
every two weeks instead Of monthly
as under previous arrangements.
Frank D. Hall, who has supervision
of the work that is being done by the
juvenile court over the state, was
here a day or two of last week giving
attention to matters pending in this
county through the channels of that
court.
April showers have been frequent
throughout the past week and as a
result all of the earlier sown grain is
we'll above the ground at a date sutfi-
GENTLY early in the season to precede
the usual starting in of the seeding
season by a week or ten days.
Shoemaker Matern, has changed the
location of his shoe shop this week
from the Dr.. Gibson building on the
corner Of Third street TO the building
at the rear of the Dedrick corner
hardware store, which has beer
vacant since the Tapp shoe shop CLOSED
recently.
H. j. Mcpherson Of St. John, N.
D., came over here Monday by way Of
Nekoma for a short visit with A. NJ.
Thorson and wife, also finding time
in which to visit with a number of hi!
old Langdon friends before returning
to his home in the western part of thu
state.
Mrs. w. H. Row took Monday!
train for Beach, N. D.. called Their,
by news of the death of a son Of he
brother, Mr.. Howard Tomlinson. TIL,
family were years ago residents o
this county, Mr.. Tomlinson havin.
been in the ministry until compelle
to resign owing to poor health.
Miss Bessie Henley, a primar
teacher Of the city schools the pas
w years resigns with the end Of tn
school year, having accepted a simila
position in the schools at Park River
where she will succeed Miss Ella {
Evanson, also a former popular Lang
don teacher, who is moving to Lakot
to teach at the opening of the ia
term.
P. Skudahl, the roadmaster on tt
Dakota division was here Friday fro
Larimore to oversee the moving
one of the sidetracks here, which he
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