Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-24
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

Monday afternoon Judge Bleakley
oficiated at a court house wedding in
which the contracting parties were
Augustin M. Bristol and Miss Isabelle
Finley. The couple reside in the vi,
cinity of Hannah, where Mr.. Bristol
has for some years farmed land owned
by Banker c. B. Mcmillan.
An examination by the U. S. civil
service commission is announced to be
held on Friday June 22nd, at Munich
and Langdon for applicants to fill the
position of rural mail carrier over a
route to be established at Clyde, also
to fill such vacancies on routes within
the county as they may occur later.
Applicants must be males and reside
in the county.
Today and tomorrow, Friday, the
%semi.annual final examination of pu-
pills in schools of the county who have
completed the common school course
of study, is being held over the county.
According to Superintendent Reher
the number of pupils taking the ex.
animation at this time will show a
large increase over examinations in
years past.
The barn at the real of the DIR. S.
G, Gibson property, on the corner of
Third and Spruce streets was the
scene of a narrow escape from a bad
fire on Monday, when at noon parties
passing by found fire s%mouldering in a
pile of rubbish in the alleyway. 1t
had already made Roadway under the
foundation when the %imprnmptu efforts
of a bucket brigade quickly put the
incipient blaze under control.
The next big attraction at the Opera
House will be "Peg o. My Heart"
the date of which is June LIST. The
company presenting this popular play
has been secured for a Langdon date
at a heavy guarantee. The story is
woven into a drama from one of the
most popular and widely read novels
of today. With the cooperation of
weather conditions Langdon and the
n%eighboring towns should easily give
peg O'My Heart a turn out that
will fill the Opera House to capacity.
The Mel auchlin & Stranger auto
garage are still keeping their output
of sales up to the established record
of ga Car a day. in spite of the fact
that they are busy rebuilding this
summer. Last weeks sales with one
exception, a Maxwell car to Vim.
Agar, were all of the popular Buick
make. Those who bought include Jas.
Heating, w. A. Bolton, w. ]. Syres,
j. D. Milne, of Langdon and John
Waltz, of Easily.
j.. F. Ramage in the past week has
closed deals with purchasers of auto.
mobiles at the salesroom of his garage
for ten ars. Six were Fords three
Chevrolets and one Metz. The buyers
were: Fords-John Fischer, of Mt.
Carmel, Henry Solberg, of Iona,
Paul Ludwig and Henry Jennings, of
Stilwell, M. L. Sullivan and A. E.
Bromley, of Langdon. C%hevrolets-
H. w. Davis and R. O. Miller, of
Langdon and John Veer, of Wales.
Metz-Mrs. Frank Parker, of Iona.
At the manse of the Presbyterian
church on Saturday afternoon, the
pastor Rev. F. ]. Hubbard oficiated
at the wedding which united Mr.. Wal.
ter Palm, the depot agent of the 500
railroad company at Gallo, and Miss
Lilly Bell, of Adams, N. D. The
two auto loads from Gallo, who &C
companied the prospective bride and
groom on their wedding trip to the
county seat acted in the capacity of
their escorts on the return trip in the
evening to Gallo.