Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1915-10-07

Owing to the fact that this years
meeting of the North Dakota educa-
tlonal association is being held at
Grand Forks, large attendance of
Cavalier county teachers is to be
anticipated. The law authorizes
school boards to pay teachers attend
ing the sessions of the association
their salary the same as though they
were teaching The meeting is to be
held in Grand Forks on November Bird,
4th and 5th.
Peter Penner, ST., who with his
son, contemplate removing from this
county later in the fall to locate on
farm lands bought in Texas, left
Monday for Grand Forks, where he
will join a party Of friends from
Manitoba, in a trip south to Little
field, Texas. Others from the western
part of this county and across the line
in Manitoba viii be leaving for the
same destination later, probably about
the middle OF November.
County Treasurer Robert Work is
at the present time busy notifying
delinquents to pay their 1914 personal
property and real estate taxes at once
in order to avoid further penalties.
The personal property should be paid
before October 18th, az the list of
unpaid taxes at that time will be
placed with Sheriff Kelland for collec-
tion, and real estate taxes not later
than November LIST, in order to avoid
the three per cent penalty.
These days when those who read
the sporting pages of the daily papers
are finding their attention directed
away from base ball to foot ball, are
discovering that there is local nte-
rest to be found in watching the
doings OF the gridiron OF the eleven
players who represent Macalister Col
lege. Alex Robertson. OF this city,
has again made the team and in its
lineup is playing his old position of
last year. There is hardly any need
! fer US to say thai Squeak is maxi
Ing good,
Alex Morrison Of Bathgate, was
here the fore part Of the week in
company with Comr Russell. They
came over Sunday, bringing with
them the remains Of The late David
McGregor, the father of Mesdames
Morrison and Russell, whose death
occurred Thursday at the Morrison
home in Bathgate. Interment was
made Sunday afternoon in the Lang
don cemetery. in q grave by the side
of Mrs. McGregor, whose death pre-
: ceded that OF her husband about
twenty years ago.
Last night just before the hour of
. midnight the Langdon fire department
responded to call from the residence
of George Edworthy on the south end
. of Second street The house has been
temporarily vacant since the removal
!. recently of the Edworthy family to
their farm near Hannah, but last
| night it was the scene of reception
and dance following the Labar- Tren-
q mum wedding. The fire which was got
e under control without any great
:, amount of damage being done is
e stated as being occasioned by de-
5 fective chimney.
At a meeting of the mems bible
n class of the Methodist church held
n Tuesday evening social session was
y had following the election of new
o office. The members Of the class,
: nearly all of whom were in attend.
ance, made this meeting the occasion
n Of presenting to their pastor, Rev.
S Jas. Opie, handsome watch fob and
It engraved gold charm as memento at
d the close Of the present church year
It of a deep appreciation which they felt
n Of his work in the Langdon field. The
: new officers elected for the coming
n year are: President, j. W. Haw
: vice-president, VIM. Pease; secretary,
s Fred j. Reher and treasurer, Sangster
Liebeler