Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-07-05
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

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DR.. E. /. Donovan came down from
/ Wales yesterday having spent part of
the week looking after business inter-
ests.
Miss Jessie Milne is now filling a
position in the Citizens State bank in
the capacity of ste%nographer and type.
writer.
Rev. Father Mcdonald, of Park
River, was in the city Tuesday a Wis.,
itor with Father Cory during a short
stay.
Ticket No. 6, held by Nevia, the
little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
w. Haw, was the winner of the Red
! Cross nurse doll.
A. B. Brandt representing the First
State Bank of Hampden, was here
Tuesday giving real estate and pro.
bate matters attention.
Mrs. Henry Ruth, of Stilwell, re-
turned on Fridays train from Grand
Forks, where she had spent most of
the week with friends.
H. l.. Brink, the immigration of.
fcer at Hannah, went north Monday
returning from Decatur, ILL.,, where
he was located before removing to
Hannah.
Will Wild, son of Mrs. Peter Wild,
of Osnabrock, was operated on last
week at the Langdon private hospital
of Drs. Towey and Kirkham for ap-
pendicitis.
Mrs. Christina Schwartz arrived
on Tuesdays train from Dresden and
will nurse Mrs. Joseph F. Schneider,
who for over a week past has been
suffering greatly from rheumatism.
Norris H. Nelson, the editor of the
Munich Herald who is also active in
athletic and educational matters at
the metropolis of the south end of the
county, was here Friday. AS Editor
Nelson also practices law over at Mu-
mich he may be expected to make a
more extended visit among his county
seat friends during the coming week.
Langdon merchants have organized
a Merchants Prize Baby Contest that
opens Saturday of this week, July 7th
and will close on Tuesday, August
7th. Votes for babies entered in the
contest for the silver loving cup and
seven other valuable prizes will be
given with purchases at the places of
business of those who are promoting
the contest.
The United States troops that have
arrived in France within the past ten
days to fight under General Pershing,
have been nicknamed the "Sammies,"
Uncle Sans boys, and the title bids
fair to stick. 1t will take the place
of "Tommies'' for the British; "Poi-
lus" for the French, and "Bosches"
for the Germans.
Wheat prices are still on the de-
cline, another six cent drop Monday
sent spring wheat down to 81. 80 and
durum wheat to 81. 49. Since the last
crop was marketed Durum wheat has
until lately sold at an advance price
over spring wheat and the reverse
order would indicate that the cups
and DOWNS of the market are in NO
small measure due to spectators in
the Chicago wheat pit.
Notification was sent on Monday to
Governor Lynn J.. Frazier that the
Cavalier county select draft board had
qualified and was in readiness to take
up it's duties. The members of the
board met on Monday in the forenoon
and organized with County Auditor
lOle j. Eide as its chairman and Sher-
if Fred Thompson and DR.. j. w.
Towey, the county physician, as the
other two members. Auditor Eide
yesterday afternoon stated that they
had received the rules and instruc-
tions as to how the registration cards
should be handled, but had received
no information as to how the selection
of those who are drafted shall be